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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so% ~, z3 N0 J9 f H$ w' ?4 j
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 w* C$ i! H) Z3 ]1 E' }
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
: @7 Y/ n. o1 sask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- |0 Y( |0 {% U/ C0 Ayou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I( M+ w" y( C# Z$ {
will pay you $500.
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) \3 W, |1 \2 j) V1 I% B This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
$ P3 l R: ]9 A# M9 V* f. `: uthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. , p1 a T' A" K; M' Z2 x D
4 L' g1 {6 o" x2 x4 o1 e- GThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's- U- J8 a+ W9 a: Z, B0 w w
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' + g5 c- i/ A7 X& e9 T; q+ D
% Y& [" \& v3 Q5 mThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his5 S+ ]( O- n; j. U, v7 c: \# Y
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the. V7 i4 ` a6 H# G( q, _. R0 ~
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.# m2 U/ a+ q$ b6 w, x* _& E: }- P" I
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with+ ?3 m( X; n' ?
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
$ M' G- M6 A2 W2 Vreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 x% m! m+ o$ H* @$ D5 M+ v
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour9 l8 U. F. A: C! L& f. E
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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+ l, i3 k& ^$ `The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
d+ ]* P4 \- ?: ] E3 x1 G, D. Pwakes the newfie up and asks,
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% a4 L$ a. s2 K( C5 h" G" u'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and F8 ^; R! A5 b U. g/ a
comes down with four?' $ t6 Z! ]; N0 N3 Z# B- ]$ e3 T
% B8 {* ^6 t( F4 i- bThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ b* K, A4 Q8 t$ O* G. k) S
and goes back to sleep.# C: Q; i2 r2 v. ?
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