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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& p) j" J) {$ }8 I
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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/ J, |3 `4 y$ @( Q# ? The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. h; |/ H/ _2 Y% a' l4 m+ [% `5 q$ P
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I( k' m+ S5 G# ?/ w' B: P
will pay you $500. ) F* V4 E' ]% q% S9 w. |. ]
' I; _% q( J$ f# z2 e6 E$ e9 s This catches the newfie's attention and to keep/ X5 U: t. M2 E3 C- o% B
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. i" Q: c$ V) y5 |8 O' A0 d
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's9 z7 [ i) G0 O$ f
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his) ?2 c6 U; {! r, D: ^9 _
pocket 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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! F) k( y. `, u0 E" A. CHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with- e) W5 h# Q, ^' \8 _/ l
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ \4 ]2 L |8 a- ^1 I" h
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all6 @, q' b* y- f% V. f6 f0 q4 T
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour- p; a$ J" w& p! o$ k9 G
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
0 o( }2 w [$ h' h7 R; _hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He+ C: Y; Z) j4 w
wakes the newfie up and asks, 0 f" F, @; j1 c! K! }; A
0 T% F' ? `& I; u/ E'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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