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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
& e- |' l. y0 ~1 Dthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 e" J" H9 u6 \, C5 ~8 A- d
9 w a, N8 A/ O& p% u# I$ L The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so! X0 b/ X# X3 K" }" S9 r/ u, Y
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 J' X( |4 g; M% R/ ?& W* ] lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 b$ c v+ q" V: H9 c5 [ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
& p' G; v+ s9 [: j# b+ vyou pay me only $5. ; l, s1 b6 j1 z [
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
& _7 e# x- D3 A2 C will pay you $500. 3 _. h$ W& i( d. x/ j7 ^
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep; r( z7 V* y- {( Y$ H
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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7 z( m; s8 Y2 K$ k2 J8 \7 HThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
( `, z8 j: o. k( w7 Cthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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- ~0 ~) y3 F: y1 CThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
' c. b9 C1 P4 Q# \. Epocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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$ ]7 Z# U9 ` Q, Y. uHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with9 C* X. e7 A( D
three legs, and comes down with four?' / [" L/ i% U4 Z9 J: m7 z
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) l( S, J) ~- F
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
1 @: E" H9 P+ O0 k8 D" f( f Xthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" d2 U$ }1 D4 q8 g: ~9 zof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
7 b7 W& r6 z7 `7 L& R9 Jhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right$ g5 S' y t. {5 Z; Y5 o
back to sleep.
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o' s0 X4 n: p+ o# BThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& } A- L9 t* y, P7 p8 V- D
wakes the newfie up and asks, 3 f/ D2 O0 {' ^$ b8 P3 R, G7 T) `
) s! G% h( q$ q; C, v% n: r3 y3 B'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
/ X, x5 ^/ i7 T9 Kcomes down with four?'
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, |# I6 q O* O9 ?1 QThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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