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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
4 v6 d2 f) p( o0 o* ?% Vthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 4 r( Z5 q# p- F0 {' d" I! |
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so Y, _/ F/ P! D( I. B, E
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The+ T% \( G) D, f4 J% T5 ~$ \% G; @$ O
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 }9 K' S0 N% J* ]8 I
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
% |% a4 I" a% F& D1 f& }0 kyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I! G8 s' x+ w# Z0 Z' F, @5 y
will pay you $500. 2 _7 w6 F, T& M. I& f' Y
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep" X2 P6 o4 Y/ ^9 y. \! X
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. " ~( n6 u' ~6 G. T
7 }/ Q. Z" W: k$ g0 S& p. V# ^5 XThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
# K$ o1 Z1 u7 p8 Gthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 2 T7 k7 w0 u, g$ h3 {2 g. H p
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
+ T9 }( ?9 @, q! _: lpocket 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
1 T3 N6 W" S/ o" {' Gthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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" D! p! Z! g# q. G8 S- FThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
2 O# @2 w G I2 j3 xreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all# x; W a+ [& \
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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0 R, U/ z! a$ d, U9 M: l- E) ~; k1 [hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
L8 x7 S, K+ h7 G- }back to sleep.
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4 B' I8 s' i$ X* y; n8 Q( R& V8 jThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
1 Z# {, ^+ C. d" B& ^# zwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
$ [5 W, ~) u+ {$ b# @/ Xcomes down with four?' ) z4 j5 v" Z+ B9 _2 h3 \' \9 P+ `& E
1 ~3 W7 {( W& u3 |/ |( T4 s. YThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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