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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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, e: }) N, H0 F# s3 othat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if1 r/ |* O; K n; D! f
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. I
7 k/ N% ^* \& Z" Y2 oask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# g: X, E4 G. V3 J {) p+ L
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I! b& x: x) `! a& ? g) |
will pay you $500.
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4 p \ o/ h( s2 q This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
6 O* y7 D/ b1 v3 q2 g mthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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5 ^4 x3 ?7 }. P6 f% sThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
# h. m2 G0 c7 ?7 _! c; lthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
3 u3 n# R' Z! Z" m& h/ Mpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.$ v7 ~0 @, n; \/ X; C
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
4 h' m7 P W% U g8 } [3 C% Lthree legs, and comes down with four?' ' {" i' H8 D* A O6 i
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, C1 S' q# r3 k( p% `references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ n, i7 X1 ^' M0 J& V0 x6 U% @the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour# W2 I3 E+ p/ {% m6 E' y
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
' e; l2 K( A+ U+ lhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! c$ e. b0 I& } ~. L& a% R
back to sleep. ) n% p; | ^8 K
5 a$ R9 W- w% e( S$ G |The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; T/ t7 w$ {- L1 s7 H5 b( v. ?wakes the newfie up and asks,
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( {) {1 q R* @9 k6 s'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and& x+ ?/ L @6 v* O
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" ^1 i1 W4 A; K$ N& { k- @6 Y
and goes back to sleep.
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