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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
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
2 x; F; U/ E2 Q+ R, J he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 Z* }$ G5 c [. g; R+ c lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- G9 X+ h2 B" o6 F" O
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 E" i2 t7 s- [& Tyou pay me only $5.
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( v3 k2 j3 y) N' \1 p$ d You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I+ T, z3 W6 J3 `# T* b
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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) ^0 g+ e7 _! ?" e) PThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's7 K% J& y- l6 |# O
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 [. S, g2 Q/ H6 [; H
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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l5 C1 w& V0 v5 \; TNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all8 ?$ E* K$ x) K1 m& J
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all. ?4 Z! A' ?6 h4 w
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
6 u5 R5 d, v: T% rof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: _1 `, e* K9 ghands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right$ M `' N/ }+ ?) s
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He- [2 L6 z5 q; u5 _! q( o
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and& x/ `& \( S* J7 u% u" [% G2 c9 H
comes down with four?' 8 N* o0 l" b9 g) q
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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