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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 if9 L4 f: {* o1 L5 N* ?- I& \
the newfie would like to play a fun game. + L4 P4 S, e/ z. {8 l/ {, ?2 `
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so, ~5 j# M5 Z, Z$ W3 C
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
3 k) o0 I1 f" S# l+ T; L6 _ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I! r( c' K6 L8 V8 A
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
% `5 y! j. F& g0 Z2 l; Zyou pay me only $5. / k" {' h# P3 Z1 L9 z
/ t) f$ Y2 ^* C* o+ u7 ^ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
" G2 g% Z1 H( S! [$ g" j+ O5 H will pay you $500.
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% }' u1 p! \' C( E+ b4 ^ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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t2 Z* X4 R7 C% I! C" tThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
/ P& N( X$ M6 Tthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' - K u$ R5 p4 t& q7 J/ U
( {8 U& i- C% ]: h1 uThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his3 M- S2 B, k3 K/ p) Y' G
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.; [1 `/ s$ V9 t H9 Q$ }
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with5 H0 i4 O2 w j. g9 [
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
& N" W- {% y, B, [. hof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
2 h# G: o( b. Y4 mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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# r2 l4 u) d* ~. B9 T6 kThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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2 t2 L; S! t7 A% ?4 U'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 u7 m l6 v, u4 _7 \8 _
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5& [6 f! m4 f/ Y% R2 ^
and goes back to sleep.
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