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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
, q9 o7 S$ ]& e7 j/ `' m8 s4 Jthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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( d* g6 a3 L1 h 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. I. v, W7 x2 W8 _8 V; g! q: R
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,/ c0 p3 I, W- v5 [. d! O+ o
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I! X k% Y$ w, {1 @1 M3 Z
will pay you $500. # ?! ?: ?1 {* ~) Q9 R
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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- \( O2 W0 M6 i' Y# {8 {5 i
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his2 h6 H+ ?3 r1 J- R
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the6 ]6 H8 y, b+ J* Z* ?
lawyer. * z7 T5 W, j# }
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Now, it's the newfie's turn. A2 C# j5 T( l
2 n2 F) e- S6 x- ?/ w: xHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with( r% }) g4 u% u; i& p
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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9 W6 h m' K. o( F* IThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( }# L* [ m6 i* W j
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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( \. M8 ~' {8 o BThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He! M; s O: @" h5 M
wakes the newfie up and asks, ! [: {) k/ A3 B+ M" ?' C" y; {, Z
. Q1 k0 s$ U1 t6 E8 o& P# L4 R'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and9 R+ m. R+ \: B: {% L3 c: f4 p
comes down with four?'
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2 p" j! _5 J- w9 N2 n) K6 x1 |5 tThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5' y8 B4 W7 i+ d, N) {( H- n
and goes back to sleep.1 E" X7 r, ?8 J) u' j2 W/ o A3 \# `
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