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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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) W: r2 a3 Z4 ^2 i( o) Wthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 `7 U7 {0 J" S# a) t1 C. a3 O. Tthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 u4 E" W4 p$ D5 _
7 q: A: V" J6 Z' O The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so; z& n2 a. }! J, x3 U
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The/ P- |% r2 Y0 o+ f5 E( l, v+ `# F
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I6 _ C, t3 O0 {5 Q
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
% u! c( ]* q0 x, Jyou pay me only $5.
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: N4 V; ` V7 U6 P) J6 N3 w You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
9 D4 B4 @# O3 E will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
# D& Y A* a4 g; P# Ithe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 3 {. ?' Z; [8 I: H; J
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's3 L& Y* W5 e% C+ B" u' @4 P* b# S- m
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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0 ~* ]0 |- {8 b& G1 n0 }5 ?! jThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his3 O& p4 o7 @/ L/ [) R
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.1 i) s5 p6 e$ e. e
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ Y3 y4 z) Y4 q- V; }
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
. l3 c: z3 X. d' p9 gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
9 N6 Y$ C: U6 \* hof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and, _% U4 g* }! c" Y5 `
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
l2 `( k" ]% {1 a- `8 r3 uback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and3 K, l5 _9 X3 z; B$ n
comes down with four?' & p8 F0 X9 @% U' y' i
* C) y, J+ c& v) W" v! V/ ?The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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