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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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: A1 S! A" {4 q( J4 {4 N, L: Uthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if/ ~0 l: u. F7 G4 H( j6 f
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ; S/ t3 {; x' J% V7 Z
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so5 Q8 I$ S- ^# d
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
7 W `- _! I& _ O% Y9 Z3 y lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 a Y: f* r8 B( t6 E4 zask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,; Q& |" T6 P/ T5 s
you pay me only $5.
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. I# P( j5 F% Y+ X You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I3 K; [# ^! V; |( d& o' ^
will pay you $500. # s; i* `4 A0 T5 H
4 v' {% c. r5 z5 U4 l7 m This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
6 T5 ~, c) L; D+ X: s4 Jthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 6 Z; ~" R0 z( K$ {9 e
4 a' X) A# L/ o) i( i! \/ vThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& ^4 O8 ?7 A, L/ ]1 h9 S/ A
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ) }3 T* E7 w! m! z
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 m; d! b) M( ~
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the3 h1 F8 y" l. G# u, Y: {
lawyer.
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( L) }6 g6 c# ]* {9 dNow, it's the newfie's turn.$ O- C4 N3 n$ C
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with; c, }* ? T. c1 ?4 R6 {
three legs, and comes down with four?' ' H4 u7 }. p5 S* _4 N: r# {0 q
' e+ ?; }8 ^) ?2 b% w+ f1 ^1 jThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all* w: f `/ a( y$ H* \! m4 ~+ N% n
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all" e8 O+ O3 ?* G! o+ ~$ u1 V
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour) a+ A2 i9 a1 P) ~. N( Q
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and H% _) D# e$ M* j `/ a
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 `5 {2 X# C" }" @0 a
back to sleep. 0 Y$ C, n6 e7 i* D7 v' z# h
- a! @8 H+ [- t& W9 D" JThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He4 [2 @8 E- }9 o3 A3 X9 \7 E
wakes the newfie up and asks, ! V6 q- c( I" p* C1 D: q2 O5 ?
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and# z; C& u1 u$ l+ @, }: d
comes down with four?'
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- ]) u+ e$ e5 M( ZThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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