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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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1 f( }- Z2 X" K i; Qthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if! }9 _% x3 p* t) w1 i: ]+ T; m
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 N- t4 B) O, |
5 e. j: i; e, w3 a% L The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so6 {& S( \3 o3 D: ^9 c. t
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 H9 A7 m- H- _5 | lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
. K) B0 v9 O, O8 @) {7 |$ {+ Mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
O1 X% L4 c8 ^3 v* Dyou pay me only $5. g! F) N8 p& u* n* a
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I# | S' d' [, k' G' E I) {& m& A) L
will pay you $500. ; I- j! A1 h5 E2 o! z+ K) F
% [8 G& a1 x9 ~/ Q0 Q* q/ K This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
* B5 b' l! [$ l* v+ qthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. % g& |1 A3 }0 G5 m* L
2 ^: h' `: m& M% x1 Q2 K; ZThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
0 Z2 Y7 X" g! p, |the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' % @1 \2 k& n) w: `# F
1 C) \) A. J, V% H* `The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his2 x7 R7 O; ]) v. t& }' d5 X6 j& E" O
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 with. l2 b3 [4 ]) `
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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# q/ f1 O/ z( C0 X4 u* T$ I hThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
" [+ i$ Y0 b( \2 oreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
0 q5 ^" m& g d Wthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
' b/ X1 Z& W/ A- @$ xof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
1 K# B) X! u: H4 Z7 ]: Rhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right# d) `( {3 b" S, e7 W/ _& K2 ~+ L2 O
back to sleep.
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( T4 ~& {- ~3 A, [ ]The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He: |/ M# [* h. W& f: B5 V+ Z( ^
wakes the newfie up and asks, * a8 ~1 N$ A6 \1 v* P4 X1 a
6 e7 I6 D5 _/ Q V'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
# A: G: L& F2 T& W. a* H; N. \comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5) q- i; V8 m, @& \; s# w6 g
and goes back to sleep.2 M6 ?6 [% u. B( A" l- s m( B( n
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