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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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0 D6 L$ I6 f% D$ `: R The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so1 V6 L: d% e( D, l! G
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The; {' q0 s5 M$ t$ z
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 T8 Q) U- A8 A9 {1 e7 x* vask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,; x% Q1 V( }1 y0 Q$ G6 D
you pay me only $5. 7 o h8 X# c7 [: {6 X$ Z
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 N3 ~& \7 n6 A
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. % p- t5 z, [5 \3 W o6 T2 B+ N
( p, I- S7 I9 [" ^4 V, ]. `+ @The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's5 @+ t1 T; Q6 K3 r* l( |
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 4 R2 h: v) D0 W5 ?; y8 O
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
( X- i4 z% _% N6 K6 M+ Xpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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2 ^( g" O/ t$ J! k8 |5 k! ANow, 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
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
& Y, q A1 N, i/ Z$ a2 w p7 a6 Lof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
! v2 L0 w% R3 x: q/ l- Mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right, |4 ]9 x) z& G; {9 Z% t
back to sleep. 6 i" _! w4 d) A3 r0 a3 _ D6 X
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
" _! E0 K& l+ [1 a& ?) kwakes the newfie up and asks, 6 I% F' L( q5 o% l* k' I" Y
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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& w6 [4 ]1 X1 M* n9 q( {: Z
and goes back to sleep.: b4 ]' u( q! u9 }
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