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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
- t/ r" n4 O: a5 A he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
, G1 i* \% |5 x+ S- d/ J+ A7 p lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
! e7 y9 V5 j u. q+ X; e/ X# } cask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,1 y" ]& ]6 z" _! ]" N, h3 s3 v* f" k
you pay me only $5.
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9 g2 G+ X" v+ S You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I( Y. W& g5 u1 X
will pay you $500. $ o3 r5 ~7 X# K# H7 o4 w) Y5 U
% A2 M; {0 K& |! n2 Z, A Y! _1 y+ }9 v This catches the newfie's attention and to keep0 V. {; @+ X% A# h8 e, W
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ( L, z' {0 O' j
' X m) Q, t" @% y: t1 Y9 |# o* PThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's5 X7 H6 e7 K" g N
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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3 `) E" H" T7 e( hThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his/ r8 I# K1 c" r+ n
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the, h2 b( Y+ s1 p1 e* ]
lawyer.
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! `4 x/ C, E: U- C/ d% Z+ aNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with4 Y' A! p; B% }6 o, m' @+ y
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
" J4 Y3 s2 o6 e7 Lreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
7 C- i" j/ g4 M' t1 E- |6 a+ Wthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
Q! Z6 i( I+ e3 aof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" {$ B2 w6 g. a7 Z1 G
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" y- l9 H! p6 G1 P) [
wakes the newfie up and asks, L2 Q+ q' U! `9 k
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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4 x, l4 C1 o- v/ H2 Y' J1 AThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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