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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
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8 I; H- p6 t1 N& y Z' z! R The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so5 t9 W: A: [# {- |% U7 m$ B
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 o8 X7 V0 r- Z8 ?1 d lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
+ M. `0 M( }& g& |ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
: b o4 ]$ p8 {( \0 w/ iyou pay me only $5. . t$ @" C6 O, l' k
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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 keep9 `$ E5 f. D; } y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
" ]3 k( t- S% L9 z% fthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: x* p( m# @ ? K$ b& Ppocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.3 ]9 P- y o* E8 D
( R! j* K9 Q( s! SHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with" n0 J9 Y/ q. G# g0 I
three legs, and comes down with four?' 8 v0 b& s* a! m" z
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all* v- x3 ]/ o0 N0 h
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all6 Q3 l. b. e5 ?( T0 _. A
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ y" _5 }5 Q; `- @
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
- h' {# r1 W2 ?5 thands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
$ ~1 {- ]- p1 F' i# T' }+ U+ mback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
9 I. R# k& d/ r; R6 g% r0 H' owakes the newfie up and asks,
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% i% T8 Q% S: d( `; X/ `% V'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and4 u( B u4 s3 ?- v
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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