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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
, o0 f o5 r$ N- M" Bthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 6 {! x* T; @# N$ j
! e% T. d" G" \, \: ^( ? The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so3 t/ ^8 X5 m9 H: v% _& O
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The( Y( `2 z0 P3 \* j6 R
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
6 L7 H4 ^9 _7 }- L" h& I# Kask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 }$ ^! X! v6 Q$ H4 oyou pay me only $5. " e. t# E/ N; d( F5 q" M ^8 v3 m
; Z& ^9 M1 D% ~" B You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
! z7 c5 p( Z& @6 T& P will pay you $500. 4 [' ~" O" H0 {6 L2 W* Y
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep& K; @' p3 y9 f. e: R" l
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 7 S( g" b4 g( ~) _5 ?
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
) l; G1 w! O$ m8 R* wthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 8 U* v0 i6 N) O. l, q
/ T x" l2 x" {0 c; {The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his! B/ h0 c3 k* z B2 s* I
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.9 ?9 Y6 r" {+ J3 F
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with- B% {" @4 ?6 `9 K5 J& g3 V
three legs, and comes down with four?' ) [" f. c. T" m+ E5 _) R
" N4 y2 q1 R, X8 s. {3 gThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all. j8 ^0 B$ ~ J: z6 L
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
! I3 d( {5 X; u' [! uthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
4 I: J9 D2 P e" I; d, C* v2 m: Aof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
) A5 |! t8 c9 g5 V' vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
' h+ i% n0 n# J: I, i9 m, cback to sleep. % a7 u, q* N2 ^& D+ s
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& K4 Z7 V. [9 t
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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2 R( k& J Z; |'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and" j1 w- {) _6 v
comes down with four?'
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. k3 ^3 }, k/ {9 _+ ^) w( ~8 CThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $51 P/ W9 Z: j! D" s
and goes back to sleep.
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