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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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8 B: L( t/ j! Othat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if# Y. y$ e; n. i" O" p1 }
the newfie would like to play a fun game. / R ~. S8 _* s. C: ~3 k) g+ M
& |. ^. T7 h& f: F E Q The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* F) E9 _0 h. G; n/ g7 r- T he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
& s5 s& r/ p# Q" Q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I/ w2 H! P7 S' f+ t' ?
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
% [! w, A/ t! I0 J. xyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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! X$ B6 r: S1 i( Y3 A This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
. z4 F% h, U. Ythe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his' @ M1 O3 U" Z c
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the' C+ @3 B# @0 E& P1 D) A* X
lawyer. ; G! t+ Z" R( ?. y7 C' m+ v4 U
5 F( w) \/ Q. s- |: i& [Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
5 b$ M& v0 m. {/ O4 ^) @, P4 Hthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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# M" l# M7 S1 E \ n* N% Q" IThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
( ^3 p1 J, h: L# R0 n! |7 }references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
0 q' t, P* D3 k5 }the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
5 @8 K+ j- _" W: v; t% |! I' F. Gof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and' i7 R+ [! G& T' F0 o3 p4 p
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& j" g d: q7 \0 V4 F5 g
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He3 B# ~' O2 @! B/ b
wakes the newfie up and asks, 6 X1 A3 C. H! }4 I8 ?
) k7 Q0 c: q$ p6 s, c4 K$ Q- O'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! R% O4 n$ M& D. v M* C% X
comes down with four?' 4 H6 h) W" I% C. Z V0 K
/ n# h m" j+ O6 vThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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