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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
: {. w6 `' X9 {* W2 n: zthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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( [' Q* [ ]5 [1 u The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
+ E7 z" P) o) h t2 R he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
- T. K' \7 D( f: O; v$ p) Y lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
9 Y. k0 f4 l& ~ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,- W- ^# J9 j/ M$ M: V
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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6 g4 r4 C' O; {/ z7 P2 g This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
' L7 N# Q |3 {8 p% P7 ethe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
n( i* H U; |/ R, Othe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
3 I+ f4 m* A. N* B& R' hpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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0 r/ d) T5 H0 W$ O k" `& Z4 RNow, it's the newfie's turn.# D2 p; v/ G$ E! Q
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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" Z9 y5 } X6 E* M dThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
5 j3 [- A1 k' U4 J8 Vreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
$ G/ E/ a1 i1 ^% i z9 G' ]$ A% Lthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
. D% M0 b) B0 G- ~of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and6 I7 ~, Z* _' e. B, T) @! M9 R
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 w" }1 Z* A4 P0 W
back to sleep. 0 G+ C" \+ ]' Q. W1 Y$ W% N
' \- P7 }0 G8 }" l. i* h; a4 ^The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 F i1 C% S, y" u
wakes the newfie up and asks, * _+ s5 o; p C S5 Q
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! w* T6 } r0 ?6 h
comes down with four?'
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' X# Q) U# g( uThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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