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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; _2 i4 }5 B% a y7 X
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 y$ o5 U9 P4 _5 h. t4 y
" L4 {. D- n) L0 C: q5 a 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
' e: d5 I( ?2 }" X9 {2 C& j- a( Vask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,* P8 b& L! t2 L+ ?' ]
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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8 D+ q4 c4 q7 k' S1 S; A This catches the newfie's attention and to keep- r; C5 r: Q( X0 {+ t$ D6 D
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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1 p+ ^. Z. [6 w- K: zThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's! I Y% h! {: A$ e I$ b
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' # C, s* b" E$ G" D3 p$ }! b
$ F0 p5 i& o) D4 Z- d; dThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
]7 i, i9 Q2 o2 x X8 {pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the: R4 o( _- N5 ]
lawyer. $ X+ w. n6 D" c9 u+ ^
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.! U8 F# U# z& a* A/ A& `# O) S
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
1 x1 r' N; ~- P/ E. kthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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/ ?0 x* ?) b: O4 _& T: dThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( v+ M7 R$ J& s3 H# z4 c5 k' p g
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and4 \- Q) c/ P6 q! N
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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. t M) }9 R/ W5 B( QThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" e2 S& U# c; C% K
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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* }: p1 x2 T3 Y: K% U( P'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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, K) F+ _: H9 |6 D" s- ZThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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