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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
+ _8 N S4 p. rthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 q; }) {) L0 X
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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. I! J9 J# G0 w7 _+ ]& R& C
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
1 [' }, m9 _0 l3 t# Ayou pay me only $5.
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0 a* z( |4 n8 ?! Q You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I( n8 o+ X# H% p' L
will pay you $500. 7 d- ]& f; C ~) |1 _2 A% Y7 H
% S. s( k6 U- M- m# F This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
' C8 S3 A, C4 {1 Z# Z6 P1 Kthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
/ _- b) Y% k: I! qpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the/ F; S% U) _9 J! C# s
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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6 M9 f4 t6 a5 d1 ZHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 C7 S2 e$ e* Y2 d- `: H. B
three legs, and comes down with four?' ) N; p5 J+ J8 m: B! U
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
4 d( F; n$ D4 e: Z, F( \references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 u' d3 Z _* r) q- j0 i( s* \8 Wthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
& H7 v2 q# W+ ^# vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: w4 _0 F: n+ {8 u: Thands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
`9 ^5 y/ I1 r: S2 K# wback to sleep. $ A9 z+ V$ H' R2 ]
, y, p7 e, f; G( S6 }' DThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 k) q% T7 W1 T6 ]9 Y$ k* x
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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' O/ ^' i) @, a5 n'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and3 X/ L( ^2 @2 d$ k; C
comes down with four?'
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2 W6 U( u) ?. s, {& mThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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