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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
. k4 z9 U8 K/ v5 \4 uthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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0 G6 S" z0 d/ m# ~% }' w8 f% ` The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so6 ?2 h4 I: W1 Y4 ^) ^: A
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' O6 S# r6 A' }6 K4 z C8 }
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I# t$ g- a# q0 [4 I; Z7 M
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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9 G9 B$ U, R: J' |% p" L- T This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
" o$ G0 b% u: ` k" Bthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's! h- S, v; ~: y4 }9 G: T- R! x
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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( e1 E$ X& f7 i+ h8 w. }# V @The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his& I4 F* w% s0 W
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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& `: o7 X7 k# R; g4 |Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with& M/ _- G0 J6 v! q- a$ U
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and+ h& f, z# S& d" x; {; i
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ ]) f6 z& G0 n' g
back to sleep. ' H% S0 W: K% P* v7 c8 v6 _
( m; Y1 f' O1 TThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# m( x& L; |* h$ I ?
wakes the newfie up and asks, 0 G& R, ^% ^. e: d6 T9 U
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and2 o9 G, b( T, i3 A7 P4 v
comes down with four?' 4 r$ N6 \' Q( V4 {
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 _3 w e1 X- J
and goes back to sleep., J& x" d" y Z! n, w7 m$ P9 _# L6 }
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