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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
" t( u0 Q. g- l [+ N) \the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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1 N2 T8 M. u+ b# `6 f The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so2 K# o. W6 t j: X5 Z
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,+ L. U) _3 v7 S' V: P* T7 L7 S6 I8 C
you pay me only $5. / \. D! I/ n7 F. i) T" m7 t
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I. P' {3 y7 g/ a, A9 q: C
will pay you $500.
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; H* H# g! v' @8 K0 W4 {5 h This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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4 E0 S5 G; X% dThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
9 D7 c. s; X* Wthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 5 J- W: k6 `: M2 l r
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. Y* \9 F7 n0 f
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the% k8 ] Z. }/ E1 j& V4 j
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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2 L z F L! `He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with& E- ?7 e& d( H9 }5 H* @; L2 M
three legs, and comes down with four?' 2 f5 S, [' l: a* U/ x# T) y
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all2 ]& l; v7 W& W# y6 w+ Y& l
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all/ d% B; s7 Q* p5 N0 t
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 J3 ?7 |, C1 T5 i5 `% w2 ]% c
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and* J0 {4 T# v" e9 O, b1 B& V
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 b6 s, F e8 O* z
back to sleep. . R$ }* u! A1 }4 g2 i0 A" h9 E4 c7 ?
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He6 C, {6 z. ^4 e6 K
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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9 z# J1 s7 ]/ ~'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
( J2 D7 J$ D. v8 o: P: ]! gcomes down with four?' + a, x% I1 c8 j9 Y( t: }. E
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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