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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
1 H. o5 m6 s" x7 i0 j7 sthe newfie would like to play a fun game. # b: S1 @% j3 p( R
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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# s0 a4 q% Q% O) ~- Q: j lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 {5 Q: F8 o- h8 X
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 V7 G( [6 y: t) G) }% C/ Qyou pay me only $5.
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7 B! ?' Z4 u4 C0 z9 K/ t0 k You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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H4 J6 `2 V7 |# G* I, R1 vThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 @8 Y* t5 I9 {
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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& D& G3 D! [% F2 w& N& c e( Z2 kThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his- }* u. U1 d+ E' X a
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 e4 V' ^9 o4 T0 b0 |$ E+ V" I; {
three legs, and comes down with four?' u- S5 E2 [; e0 Y" \
1 u6 A5 d$ X5 w" ]The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all* N2 ^- q6 o6 u6 j6 l
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
6 m/ ]# Z) p* m; Gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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3 {* c" `. ~' A1 M' y# v/ u/ O3 Ihands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right* t0 U, y/ z- }% j }
back to sleep. # {+ v$ v) g, H* o0 a
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He- c3 {/ A4 {' {# L% f6 ~
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'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
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