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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
5 L. n0 e; v0 Othe newfie would like to play a fun game. / V. C9 `/ r/ F5 p
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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. I6 o# u6 Q9 P$ s/ f
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,$ p- v+ ~- y- |9 R" `9 m9 S- M5 g
you pay me only $5. & L; P, E% e+ I2 K
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I) o8 F* h/ s6 y# U6 v# Z
will pay you $500.
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* f* {% i. b5 f% [9 ] This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's5 k' ^2 p. J" J
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 @% t! q2 e, I) \( y: H" L; H
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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9 I. S( Q5 @; _( N3 \1 i8 FNow, it's the newfie's turn.2 B& n4 q; g/ ~1 I' @5 {! y& z6 N
1 M, C; w% G% _: ?# _" B aHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
$ }( K' I4 j3 D* Cthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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! G$ j4 C. w1 x% y# A9 IThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all! q( t: x) Y( Y" M4 g
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all- W) j% `" x) t; V+ D) B
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( [( ~# n5 ~# ^3 a3 }9 I, \7 b
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and0 Z" c) [5 Q* _5 ^+ P7 G9 w
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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3 q) {/ M! g3 V$ m+ |9 NThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& n( `2 g! ]5 e- k
wakes the newfie up and asks, ~) p4 v( z5 S( `
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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