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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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3 z. G* ?# I+ J7 i8 I/ K" C; \ ^that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if7 A5 d0 M+ e8 k0 I8 ?
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
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H" i! h' [* d* [* W ~/ d lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I7 w' c- i* R; P0 p' C0 f+ q
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,3 R/ U: w1 a- y7 Q2 m# Q2 v
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep: ^# J, P6 z1 G2 h8 O
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. & n9 P- d* ?' u% n, ~
9 |; m0 q. o0 v9 h. J' h) H/ `7 u1 F/ cThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's7 K8 a" G: z' B; K/ Q+ K7 m+ W! Z
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 9 Z- G, L6 n* d$ S
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his/ |7 A. A5 P p& C! O9 a9 S
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the5 r5 w/ h0 I& P7 _1 h6 [# e
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with! w% B; @* d7 B6 }$ N7 _1 }
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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- b3 L |9 w1 R' fThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all: L- s) F, e' t, q0 V2 L* x
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all+ @" V1 m- Y5 W$ q! }
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour6 {) k0 h+ v' b% F! ^
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
+ j+ i B7 k; x' Z7 b1 @hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right m( C( h8 z/ E1 ~
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He1 b* n, r2 p* m! ]
wakes the newfie up and asks, 0 h8 t7 R/ {; K- X* O. r& @' p
+ c* I. ~2 M" L! ^+ g c'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and) o. x" _$ U( y* m- }
comes down with four?' - p/ U s- s7 M6 `
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5) `& T; g, z; F( q1 R/ M/ l& @1 ]$ }
and goes back to sleep.. c p7 s4 l3 e4 m/ ?
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