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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" M4 i- \" ~7 x
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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) y8 _. E: l7 [4 `/ _ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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) w9 D* K! o9 @! F This catches the newfie's attention and to keep0 d: s/ ?. R5 U5 P0 p
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' : Z$ ]% U0 r+ K+ F, S& \+ \7 A
; H( ~- ?6 p: r5 a* S6 UThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his4 K& E# N% n5 @: l
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) C" {" L g2 E9 O) I
lawyer.
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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$ l5 e( e8 i, {% N+ V
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all4 w# {& i4 o1 p
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right) x$ H% u- t7 N5 ~. k: z( j* j
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% ^1 ^. Z6 s( ]
wakes the newfie up and asks, . Q1 G5 _7 Q7 b+ L, Q9 Z8 d
+ f4 m4 a+ l! P# [6 _'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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& n7 r' M' T2 h) z6 bThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 c+ H/ m$ i, }
and goes back to sleep.
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