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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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% Z# L6 {! }" Q' Y2 Xthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
. v. p* S$ T& z0 C9 S, C4 Kthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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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
$ J5 r& I5 V ]. Sask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 V9 J# ^' F0 z# P0 v7 Yyou pay me only $5. . O" Y: N( z9 N+ U o+ a
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& R$ ?2 ~/ R/ ]
will pay you $500.
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5 B* N0 J: h0 z6 A This catches the newfie's attention and to keep _1 s8 J2 Q; x: p& _0 x
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's: U/ D/ b; N& y5 L0 x1 V; e4 I
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ) b/ J3 L9 d! O1 t
8 x5 W: A# R; f7 O# |1 DThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 y& ?$ C/ w3 F( j# N+ q- b4 d+ H
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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3 L X1 W5 r9 t, WNow, it's the newfie's turn.6 R% h y1 g& k% y
0 |2 i: [# j5 L3 D' H" K+ S3 ^1 d" WHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with1 L7 g, X4 s( W. g9 j* U+ ?) L
three legs, and comes down with four?' 8 J7 c/ X- G" g; H, w
# W3 N9 v' k$ I5 ZThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
' O1 A" v5 J0 J' p5 S4 W$ Ereferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
. k* P* c2 F9 V: v3 y- j, U3 Sthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
4 s/ \+ r( R5 p. U3 M% dof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" O& y% H2 q9 O: G7 G8 |7 h
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
: {" l; r0 E2 Xwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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