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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 if3 a4 B" s& i' ~
the newfie would like to play a fun game. . O( T5 e7 n; U2 @& C; I: U
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
) v! K: w, b7 o# P" Z. r he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
* [7 @: X, G0 J4 _ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
& ?7 X: M" m' t4 j/ m3 eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
3 M q% l* E" m: @+ G6 ^you pay me only $5. 0 f4 K% C. N2 p0 }$ A
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I, m$ e5 ^- X Y4 @& Z
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep: l" t; ]$ Z9 T1 h& t& v7 `
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
; [" j5 T J2 f0 O- [the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
' Q& X4 ?1 h6 Xpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.; _0 L, V9 l. Z& e
3 A8 B3 }* M. c4 V$ A5 fHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
7 Y6 S, m- E5 f9 qthree legs, and comes down with four?' + H* a- C8 g/ ^
/ J% G/ [. H' GThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
P% X# t4 T3 L% k) F! Z2 `; W' _( Breferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
% G. b/ O8 D2 p ]1 hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
- K6 Y9 I7 e! `: S7 n+ I3 s3 I) Uof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and* m2 D H% W. k
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right s. m) [6 f7 p5 Y$ m/ Q
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He: w* }3 \9 n: q0 _; _9 [ r
wakes the newfie up and asks, 4 T/ g" z6 U$ X( @+ _" D
: c5 b0 K& h+ `'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and8 `$ w" y/ @4 A$ ~* F! g
comes down with four?' 0 _5 ^8 U5 ]" v2 P
9 ]0 _9 ]" E9 m- G3 |9 EThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" o8 _9 v/ J3 O2 L3 L
and goes back to sleep.
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