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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! P1 r& W4 o+ s- \5 ?
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ) X+ x, f' ` N! ^! P0 h! D
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I) b# k. v$ n* J% I8 j
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
# `' _- K. r" [5 F2 Y+ [, d1 ~you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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' B5 ~. ]5 a2 T1 n: }2 r' Y3 m9 CThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 K5 {) O2 Q: g4 x! q+ z6 ^
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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6 @* S% l( c$ p; O9 K- N( D3 q c' VThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his: X/ F0 b# L. O7 b+ [
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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/ Y& v) c; {" ~( M: KNow, it's the newfie's turn.& j& B+ \& I+ e, g' P u2 I3 n
; }1 w. u, s/ Q ^: f0 mHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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5 {* s3 c2 E! H& z( B( c* [* Tthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour: W2 j$ S: T h$ J. {1 j
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and( [$ \& b# Y: z7 G3 }9 x# J
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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6 q- b0 c* h/ B7 |The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He8 C- Y5 ~. u) {. j7 T7 ~* ~# U! x
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and# ?- X3 f# f# B; S# V# d3 t n( a2 P3 G
comes down with four?'
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% Z6 V; C2 V2 tThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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