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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
! P; M& c% K4 _+ p2 ethe newfie would like to play a fun game. - X# q# ^/ `3 G+ b# w# L4 G1 E% s
' ?! R) ?9 r! i3 r/ u) H The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
: K! y9 l' t3 t- |( F2 w he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The7 f+ m, w. G/ W0 o9 W4 y
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
+ t _3 q3 }( uask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,& U, ]9 P9 V) o
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I! y' W4 r, b# n ^5 ^5 V8 \! \4 f D1 q
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
9 [* L! D/ D. T ~& zthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's' T) G/ z$ x) ]) V
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 3 u9 M$ r/ N, c! T
; N/ j0 K7 N3 C4 n; SThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his2 h+ o! H+ D- W
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the. z# a2 B: E' z" J6 g
lawyer. 9 K. h2 t U3 m8 V4 m- L! l9 g
* B, {& v+ W# [% s! p' a3 b1 F5 V( ANow, it's the newfie's turn.
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: G* }8 O) G6 F. }4 n( ^# J4 bHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
: b' R+ d8 d3 l6 f& w; B0 i5 \: e. wthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
- k7 I$ [, u9 W3 ~references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
* ? h( }" q8 F! E. W1 |9 cthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour2 h: ~& D/ }6 x& U! E
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and `& H$ W( v$ ^) l. C8 {# E
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right. C g# L. V: d0 m0 y6 H
back to sleep. 5 @0 ?. }, V2 d( V N
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% Y S) w7 B4 R/ {
wakes the newfie up and asks, ; S3 r a$ t3 k- |% E! h1 n
9 W: S. ~ U* G' W- n8 y$ \7 l1 t'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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