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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# e2 G0 s$ Z# u" g
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
+ q) o- E6 p* J0 A he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The; D( i1 o$ H. S
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 A% N' T9 ]% f' E8 }ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,. ~3 ^4 u# s/ W. Z3 x9 W
you pay me only $5. & O( s6 M) ]5 N: v. [. G
# l. h( [ @6 m. g" d+ p) r You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I* o, e( o! P6 \ g9 Z- H
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. p" [6 D& Y& B- C) ~( B
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 5 B- ?8 Y; O" _4 a$ C3 T9 V
8 k& _% }% X: ^9 P" g1 c, {The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his8 @1 ~# N- @* O5 N8 L- r; ~# O
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the" @- Y% I! p& n; {
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.8 ?3 O2 \3 h, T% A" d, y
B% M O) R/ D# N' vHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with+ f5 u/ |: e7 F6 n" F
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
( z8 r E' H) x, Freferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 `4 E# X& X; f, c/ {, ^the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" g0 |; W0 a' y! Sof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# B% Y1 w0 o- U, B, L9 b
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right0 f: L6 s! B& z# |3 _+ E3 Z
back to sleep. / y2 L. m+ @" p) |
8 T& p3 X! `: a: i' C) j$ [$ t4 `( PThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
% S7 H N3 O& A# ?wakes the newfie up and asks, 6 S3 b. q$ `, J% g6 T* G8 q
3 V. Q- Z6 ~$ j' n0 g' M'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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$ s7 U! ^+ S1 cThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5% s9 R. E$ |/ H' ?. [
and goes back to sleep.0 e- x% |% v6 T5 t2 m- T% m" u
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