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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
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I8 J" @8 g+ b- t0 n8 h) z- ?$ z
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,7 [2 T6 W0 c$ Y' t1 k2 [
you pay me only $5. 2 p5 W1 m. F- u
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 L( x0 |- S2 A8 G; Y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 8 q' r2 F# ] i; h5 ], e
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& P6 S6 M. R! I4 `5 U
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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6 `7 q! d6 z. X1 p* N5 nThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his7 \ Z& i$ G! w/ U% e/ @
pocket 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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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with$ V# U7 p3 I: ~* b2 G
three legs, and comes down with four?' : u7 c& v1 e) w) ~ ~9 `
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all2 {( x8 G8 \- t& ^/ F
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep. 5 ~' Q6 X' M# R2 Z$ j4 s* V% _
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He- a; K) d0 d/ X( k' E# V
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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5 W" B; w2 D6 x& {0 V1 e- |'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) B- Y" y1 B4 f: {0 m! [
and goes back to sleep.
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