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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" ?( s& b- D4 o/ L0 `( _1 k K
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
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
; Y6 b2 J# D3 U1 uask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,/ E. g6 y8 u( U: J4 W
you pay me only $5. 3 S$ R! Y4 ~; C9 A" v5 ]
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I* W6 @# R, S% x" j
will pay you $500. 6 R# N' q6 D$ \% K; r
+ v; z# @1 K" u2 E8 j4 `' `# v This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
' u6 J @; n" L/ ~) m J0 gthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 5 e2 I0 A% k* L- Z0 s
8 C! U8 N+ k7 M: \' }9 GThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's0 C( e F, y. R* y1 d3 p4 E' M
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 5 e: T; D6 H5 Z& P
% A, f: H+ D7 \4 u4 UThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: w1 o/ m1 n3 V- W, `: v' Ypocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the* ?1 x. F/ R6 Q% y! N& t
lawyer. + |0 ^1 ~3 o1 @0 s5 L2 m
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.4 n6 E3 f1 P: R6 @! I) H: F: z
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with; {! @. h& ^9 ]8 i
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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8 g& O( x) s1 H K' ^The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
3 E" @" A5 I, @references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
5 F: q+ |" V5 O" G' @( Chands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ P0 Q- a0 ~- n" U9 T
back to sleep. 4 A6 X! ~/ Z" i" n
5 t/ D. _3 B6 I- g4 c4 L, ~0 n) {The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
: X: \. w& u2 P& Pwakes the newfie up and asks,
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8 v- D1 F" R# H4 O6 }) V" ^'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
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