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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
9 m6 I! F$ n; ?+ ^9 k @. X, Tthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" h" |5 f/ U7 l9 G he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
7 q% ]' H% E& Z# E" l lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I! T6 D' f* d/ C, `. i- j
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 H! i2 R2 h! {( |. D/ [7 nyou pay me only $5. ' e- ?7 H! N* v# u2 C+ H
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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5 k D+ {* P8 Q, F" @ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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0 W+ L8 X% D0 O9 ^ c0 ~The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. ~: u9 }/ j' |9 ]: [
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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' C8 a( T1 a0 l3 lThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his) o5 g3 C0 a$ e) o3 m8 W, K
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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/ Y: H9 O I+ M3 ^( u' C UNow, 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 all
4 R1 y2 B2 r a) A2 C7 k0 N/ lreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
# ~* }$ u4 P3 m7 Y0 dthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
' _8 G# N4 B% f* z7 w8 {8 lof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
% w0 M% t6 {) q5 |; ?hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right- ~3 A& y6 S6 d0 V, R2 f
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
: H7 b9 J) }" ewakes the newfie up and asks, 9 W) G# @+ k0 Y3 ^
: K" ?& C% A; |% s8 I) L'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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% O* _. I# h; T% KThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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