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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
3 J4 T- t" c2 N5 i5 y5 vthe 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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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
) C' T8 q% }$ Y) k. n7 E. wask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- ~# @- g" O- o) `7 Eyou pay me only $5.
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* |1 R$ n) o& t You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
, @' D/ _# q2 w- y will pay you $500.
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- e. v+ L$ K- a This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
5 l c* A( _" X0 ?2 K5 V. `; O/ Fthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. , y1 z. s& f: k, V0 N4 Y) p
( Y9 ?" d- Y: u: t5 wThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's7 q8 g. a9 j+ d2 r0 P
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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. A# Q! n/ K `8 H, KThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; W8 {& ?: e9 D' ~' p3 c
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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" Y* }8 `$ t' R' y" S. a5 P d9 rNow, it's the newfie's turn.( `9 K2 H) q8 f; o- C/ `
0 G9 s" y7 c6 w F9 q: T" n6 z5 b2 @He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
5 R" c6 _% O4 S, q6 |8 Hthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all d* V. L6 o9 T. M) V
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
7 t6 U5 A4 a: t3 Ithe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
8 Y+ w. f/ h Z* _; oof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
K$ W% H3 C" ?1 l8 q3 D8 uhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 A1 s3 a0 k2 f$ [+ e3 ^
back to sleep. ' k+ x3 ~" y2 k2 \# l
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& u5 `# {5 T4 D- Z) W7 p$ ?3 ^
wakes the newfie up and asks, 6 @' a4 n* c4 i+ C' t
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
4 i" a& M" e) S' T2 g) hcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5% p& T3 y) T0 X p8 M$ }' [
and goes back to sleep.# u7 c6 k2 _; k7 @8 V
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