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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 o( b3 j. Y! z7 e. ~3 Tthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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) ?, l1 z b+ l+ O+ A The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" J1 g. E& E* K1 h
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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2 K/ j+ c0 G4 ^* P% G7 pask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,) X, X# `1 o: @+ I! q ~* i
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I0 [3 v6 B. q1 [: W+ p6 t4 O4 T
will pay you $500.
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+ p7 G1 F1 F8 k' U This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
; Z% X( @: m. a# [" ithe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
) T- ^; _5 H( i' U( |9 X+ Pthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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8 z- C2 K/ q6 v7 T) K# H5 fThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
" B" n. }' l3 S# f {pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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& v" w) J) ^1 eNow, it's the newfie's turn.1 @- X4 x" i. j |/ L: H2 J
f' J' C. S6 j4 B: VHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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2 |8 ^: u4 {8 D6 H, ?; {The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all8 Q$ y a- z; H- p4 Q3 K& s
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
X* u$ l" k1 _0 r5 d3 ~the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
7 S2 [; l& j7 |2 }0 oof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and8 t, M+ L$ ?3 O) v r
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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. u3 P/ u; `1 B9 v; G( a1 zThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and A7 X G: ~& }7 d. j3 m) u9 f
comes down with four?' 8 H, u% [/ q) V0 C2 B8 M( t+ i) _
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5. {5 ^6 |0 T$ [: ~9 a( b
and goes back to sleep.
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