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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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* ~/ T4 w% b* uthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
6 |0 {0 ?, g3 Z he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
8 A! P, T! e E: `6 u: P1 Y: p lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
. t o- J3 }7 R, z& eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
7 R" e3 @( { F9 _* V8 X+ m7 lyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I' L* Q$ T6 @% @; i6 |' w
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's* w- U- {8 a" _, e
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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Z1 M- [0 T+ U6 f7 |The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, \9 p4 _$ n4 G& E( G
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the% D2 ~5 K( [. L% H7 T7 q( S
lawyer.
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9 @8 U, g" f0 @! c& R- ~Now, it's the newfie's turn./ @# }! `. w0 e1 b
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with9 ^! L2 ?0 x4 ]0 Z- |! s
three legs, and comes down with four?' & ]4 l( ~* U; q4 s
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
% D- |# ]# g: r0 H+ t: }3 {7 G# v! Jwakes the newfie up and asks,
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% R+ o4 h5 n9 O'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5* S/ J' H1 I# W: d4 \( F$ z7 }7 u
and goes back to sleep.
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