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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
7 m( f" l1 R3 u% E* ~! ithe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I4 B3 B. q2 L6 m* j1 d
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,* Q1 d g# q7 o! ]1 Q
you pay me only $5. / w6 A. C T7 u/ ^+ Z- E/ k8 \- N
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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7 L/ S1 n4 ?' H% J This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
9 E- O% R" r c6 c! z6 Nthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. # e0 U2 U& I2 f0 P& V& Y, d
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 {9 y+ U+ y. R
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
4 D0 s. S6 i7 b. apocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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' [! t, z! x+ O) Z/ y) ]# XNow, it's the newfie's turn.4 s) x; }0 L( w8 D) a1 Q
0 D" \, b8 _0 ?+ a8 c1 [( e, YHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
' C4 k) a; ^4 v7 k% X! ^three legs, and comes down with four?'
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3 B2 v+ B2 D: t3 PThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
- v: z% g) r$ X- e7 Yreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 b* A0 f% Y! _4 C* \ zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
& b3 e% l) M( q/ m! ^# bof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and8 D3 d, Z0 t( p/ L& u5 Y0 V0 E
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right2 G9 ^- {: j& w( U
back to sleep. . j9 h) {. k4 w8 ^; @; Z9 q
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- E$ X! m C+ E3 l8 L+ x7 N- X
comes down with four?' - k9 H9 X9 c0 Q
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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