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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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' |3 q+ S A/ o) e; tthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if9 O# v( r; D; w$ e) a4 G; q* I
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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+ \! E4 z d# j9 Z! \ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
( t, K1 j! S; H8 Y6 F# h he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 @7 l, Y* A- V O% m# Z lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
& ~- s# n# J5 yask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
* w. P3 G6 `& F! `. D6 r& ayou pay me only $5.
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) i' a5 c6 ^+ E You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
1 w+ Q) T9 \+ B2 c will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! b" |7 b4 M/ ~9 D
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. - c/ u9 F5 }( W8 A K! f
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
/ }" f/ \& S$ E% Bthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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Z2 N% H( b+ Q, b HThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his7 y* x5 R8 R* M/ B; w( F" f
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, 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
0 ~' d7 r+ t$ A( ^7 U! A4 Freferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ j& R6 X+ {# A) j8 Ythe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
7 e/ H8 j, z* @* e8 Cof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and9 i) q$ ^5 k1 ~7 k" s' N2 @
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right# J2 t1 _, h5 q) B- a. h
back to sleep.
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" q1 o* j+ Q% `9 ^# G G* F+ JThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He: M+ ^6 \' S; a' h: h M0 ?' L. m
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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4 z4 A$ ?7 H- m) b, a'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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/ [$ M, L8 s% [/ {' X( P/ TThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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