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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 m2 _0 }8 x0 B; O; t
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& S% \5 c* {' g9 [$ W2 a
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The. @$ _- [: P3 W8 A( x5 M
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
% @, ]; A( J4 {1 Fask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' z/ l) c9 } f# |2 u- B* k
you pay me only $5.
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: w! Q/ Y, [6 V# A+ J+ l You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
% F J! H% n1 Z0 O) |0 u' S5 d/ Ethe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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6 n Q/ {/ s* A; bThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
: ]4 s3 i# j- G" ithe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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& K; E. k7 c3 x+ OThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his4 F4 ^- L% r2 t+ d5 {7 d2 M
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.# z/ t# P. B# s3 X% T2 P
S7 P* H' }6 M$ h) }0 }0 @He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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3 {) q7 X' [. t$ X% ?The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, a: C2 F/ Q, c: P2 ]/ ~" Greferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all: W4 n, c- b7 I! u% `7 A
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
6 s& ~, y8 @ X V9 ?of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and0 n/ t$ }- Y$ F- U/ D$ `
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! t% H' D2 c- c7 T3 r& o. Y
back to sleep. 7 x0 Y0 d4 n' H
1 S) T5 y4 Q6 J' j0 Q/ p! o4 ]2 NThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
# t/ H5 P9 M( U7 K4 e5 vwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and3 q. m% o- q) S5 k
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 H9 K3 q# S5 _! }% F: [
and goes back to sleep.: D' i9 T' m( h* g4 }
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