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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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! a1 b! D% l9 q! Hthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if& J, Q, u% m" G4 F# B4 _
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ) E. v4 e" o1 G, w) P! `
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" N0 ?! F: t8 u) n
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 _# s2 m; O+ s/ Y1 y2 n# L/ A
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I* @* m% P2 T2 ~& R3 A
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ Z. q8 Y& U' t$ ?5 ?, uyou pay me only $5. 1 z% {; {7 |1 m& g6 U4 _
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I+ t' z; V/ g2 i3 g: {1 A- g% n
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
, \: j7 M( @) @5 bthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , _5 c$ y1 t, a
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
, q8 o" p7 e K$ x \. }pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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* X4 @3 L* `) d/ O4 O; CNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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. \6 o% ?* U- ?He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
9 Q6 r. `8 C, @three legs, and comes down with four?'
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2 o* U7 y6 G$ Q+ `) v- J* j$ @The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
- p& Z& ?, j! F& k2 e. K+ u. ereferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 @ F m) h8 S2 \4 ethe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour1 I1 h* V) \8 Z" I
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
8 }. |" X5 F% B* G5 N) }5 chands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He! z& L9 H. N) T- m2 H
wakes the newfie up and asks, : T5 j c4 i$ r, _! m) c% r
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and) Z4 d# F1 k n( p$ O
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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