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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* a1 G* c) kthe newfie would like to play a fun game. . ~$ T+ m1 X# [7 u9 d
+ J4 |- m" b5 ~' c+ H/ ?+ q The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so, s" ~' }" D5 g$ G$ u
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The. w$ z: f, k( \. @- h& [
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I m2 D4 r7 R- \: ~& g
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
) w2 ^2 N& ~' V4 h$ Ayou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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" L% J2 w/ k' }; x C1 E This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
! c* N; y# S: s* ^2 R2 H# uthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ; f* B/ F' G% U' @8 Q& G
5 s$ u+ |8 Z3 {0 e7 cThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
1 ^8 d. @& l5 c- n/ Q" M2 v1 Y8 Gthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' / N: Z) t6 v4 J2 T! h. P6 t. {6 K+ j0 U; j6 L
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his6 E- Q: C1 s4 z8 u+ z' \% b4 v
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the! B! \; b: H+ P5 J
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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0 w: L9 |. K9 f! }8 f' g; w# `He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
9 N- i3 c1 D/ y1 P3 X/ v3 |. J: zthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
$ M* M# K6 b6 h1 x; x( ?references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
$ M- n# |! B4 n) ^' M8 ythe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour- ~& G" w$ a; l7 W
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and& ?; Z% A$ z3 \' L, G: ]% t
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& w/ p! F: @( g, d; ~4 T8 S
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He9 s% D" [$ k' _! K3 G7 I3 K6 K4 ], f
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
' O6 U, H* c' lcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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