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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$ P/ y: p: `5 O
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ) l$ P2 I' l0 p6 s) ]
* d! N6 F6 |; D: w0 ^- t The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
5 j7 W. b7 b; i$ a5 E( W z he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
9 Y2 ^, j) L5 @: H7 j lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I6 x7 L y( v: |$ Z5 A; \8 I
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
7 b: g# a# r3 hyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's7 B: m( a0 [1 d$ f. S
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' $ j1 U- u, j2 T; [
1 a) j' V V( ?/ ^The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his' }& Q0 c$ L" X2 L
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
9 v/ U; J, L/ L' X7 @- `+ ]# h- bthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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9 V* j- N! m5 Q; bThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
$ y2 X9 h) h2 Areferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 e- g/ A$ n- ~3 X" gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
1 I! G7 j3 d; u2 gof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and& e8 p1 s, U) `: l+ s
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right2 O" H+ N6 E6 K- a: S
back to sleep. - u3 L! N9 W7 W# v- M) M1 z
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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: Q; S9 B9 I2 `% ?, |7 U7 {4 F'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! f( _' e5 V: O
comes down with four?' 7 \( v1 q# H! g. x4 z
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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