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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
5 V) _1 X+ w& O( mthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ; Y3 Q' J2 X) l1 c
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
; s# V: v# O# C1 ~0 I he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
+ o* S: @0 Y$ m0 _) | g lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I8 i |& W5 Z% r1 h, ]0 h. L0 L) i
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' x; ?! q3 y7 G4 G- H5 ?" y x! l
you pay me only $5. , c2 f3 Q5 E8 m9 X
# ?) b, y2 Q7 ~, w% F You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep$ z* I* D* y- b8 [5 _' b0 W+ y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. , o/ z6 }( c! z) }
$ a9 b7 I; ^+ s# XThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; p# W' B: |: y1 Z6 Z
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his7 b# p3 C( B+ Q- w! T: e/ v
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.. |( I% v1 J' Y
+ g6 h: s: r8 K* d1 xHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with+ ]" V7 A. @& }+ C
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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0 t" F8 Y8 j; Z$ L4 V1 E, x0 dThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
2 ]5 C. K/ T8 m1 U* r9 W% }references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all8 C, e" c( o0 [& [
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
% C& U6 L/ M3 I% c$ B1 o9 i* M: g! sof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
9 i( g% \: i. mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
, e# B7 _0 q; d2 n+ W9 [0 wback to sleep.
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/ k9 r" M" @7 qThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
6 u; c* o- |$ v5 r. g- n* z, c! Zwakes the newfie up and asks,
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' A7 ]+ ?# I$ g/ {'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and4 X! }9 V G$ Z' C/ E
comes down with four?' " a9 I y0 X5 [, |
' Q2 [) N; a V" `! FThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# N9 ?- m# J% h) ^/ k* c
and goes back to sleep.7 N8 f; L' Z) L, w
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