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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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& W7 c6 T) `7 S$ H: m7 Vthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if1 `# {* g9 ~4 {0 W5 v
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
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I8 @: K8 |* r% @. Q1 v
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
& ?6 s5 A* n* o% Z- m9 k& l( e5 gyou pay me only $5. . X: l3 T' k. W4 t8 \/ C
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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3 g- J6 n+ Z4 T; Y7 _The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" S* M% ^1 S' D' K
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
1 B {' G. y* }pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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! f( n3 X/ l8 q, g, @( HNow, it's the newfie's turn.3 Q; r. P' a( Y3 f# S7 h( u
/ R7 w* Z" _- |3 G" RHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with- C, Y8 N4 ~# x! f# p! _
three legs, and comes down with four?' 4 D! I7 ^7 [. I+ H& t& Y
2 T- o/ D0 j/ K: Y% S3 a- r3 x- \The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
: G! g2 p; {9 R% d' ]references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
9 B [: F2 o! ~8 z" zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( X/ }0 g0 x+ P. o% ]) I
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and$ t5 r" u6 j% {! ]7 m
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right1 e" H0 ~2 v2 p1 m6 l6 N c- C
back to sleep.
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' W; q+ q S4 G7 _9 `0 f1 ~The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 U4 g! ~1 I" {/ o4 A
wakes the newfie up and asks, 5 z! g$ m* y$ t0 l7 Y' M
5 d* f& m) @1 i( B8 S3 [) f8 y'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and# U6 @8 f1 c' h( R
comes down with four?'
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& Q$ {, \, p. D# f1 L1 Q. }9 q2 cThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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