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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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the newfie would like to play a fun game. 9 x) ?6 ?9 C# C4 {- O
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he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' }# D& }6 T; ]% F( h# r& v0 k
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I4 c8 O4 e( j4 Y
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 c9 D1 P/ A9 c$ h( @/ ^( b) D$ m% u
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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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
7 L! M9 p2 O7 \( ?% uthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 5 T# ~" S* b) \
# |6 \! ^/ V5 j( E8 r& L7 U2 e& kThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
5 _" p8 V( O6 u( qthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his' {# L, F/ ?- G, h% x$ j2 C
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.2 c/ j, w4 H8 W- j Q4 Z
: J4 l8 M+ n' L3 I: @* T5 wHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with0 E9 N. K2 E4 G) S* `5 R0 G s( A3 S
three legs, and comes down with four?' 4 {* P: G- ]6 J! B) n
, G5 _* |7 i4 S3 ]. A1 Z7 E9 w0 d" O- iThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour& ?+ V2 R- w- b- H3 f
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and$ R& C5 E; ?; V$ W
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
, ]" ?0 S5 O* _+ R) Rback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 B9 {1 x: k; y$ H1 |
wakes the newfie up and asks, ; `- E! y0 V) u/ |) u9 @
5 ~, \ d& L7 ], ['Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 K3 w6 K$ m2 s5 A! n0 }0 O
and goes back to sleep." K+ V. n4 ^7 P) W& r/ f! }5 r
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