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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
+ y7 y7 E1 ~3 Q$ Y he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The. N" p2 y8 Q" C" ^
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I. i4 S; `: Y! s
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,6 A; p" h3 c! T* R
you pay me only $5. 5 L6 X+ h" z3 T: E# b3 C$ |
* Z0 g7 d- v; ` You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I" Z$ C0 ?. y( u
will pay you $500. ' ]8 J1 n( u( z5 i
1 T" D0 t+ R. y; w, i0 E1 _ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
) ?4 ?2 X2 f8 S( W0 Dthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. + \) d. b7 O' y+ s& Z s$ Q# O& h& n
+ W ~; D& r* G9 `& qThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& [# C: q7 E8 w, E! Z: v* T: U
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his$ e B9 W% E: l: p: Y& k
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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1 j: X* R! d9 e7 h3 n2 jHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
# [2 i9 V( X. ?2 n3 G5 `three legs, and comes down with four?' / c3 I I4 A1 j r) e# G, q
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
+ H" ^, h( V% U% S2 T0 yreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 ]( G; q; X8 Y$ G& cthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour# v" R7 A! n# n0 x c% E @/ |
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and! D2 z) w' q! L" b/ B1 s2 Z
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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2 R5 k% N6 j: J: w b8 iThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
+ f4 ^9 v. [- }* P0 @* b7 owakes the newfie up and asks,
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; S& V6 E$ C* h1 [) J' d'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and* q" F0 C$ G. f! o v8 l
comes down with four?'
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+ K+ p; k, }4 R) GThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 Z% {6 V# I- M! c
and goes back to sleep.7 T. e5 j3 I" b
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