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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% H0 m' \: L+ R2 F5 v! M' Zthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 9 H- G {6 B8 P! ?7 S5 z) t& j
( r9 f+ U: `0 r The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so! q* J+ t7 i( f `
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 _# ]& k+ A% K% t' X1 Q) r
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 d i$ z) D. o {! I4 o. n% [6 A4 Iask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
" e5 j1 F1 t+ h! w. y4 fyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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0 n" [* f. b* g This catches the newfie's attention and to keep7 [; G& ^5 M6 {3 Y5 e" l: Z
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 7 l6 L C: _- }+ B
/ q( V$ d" `7 M4 DThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
2 z& D4 }6 ~8 n9 Y( Rthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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* x) D6 r. i$ qThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
9 a% G+ y! r5 \8 @4 @pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the0 N1 O+ B8 G& {! C. ?
lawyer.
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/ e( k5 i" W' s' B, v+ bNow, it's the newfie's turn.4 z0 |( d8 ]$ w
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with/ N$ m! X# k& B
three legs, and comes down with four?' 5 W1 d* M6 \. t5 Z# r8 I
" H4 e' ?, D# v+ lThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all! I! o3 Z, z+ r& A" ]9 ~9 b- b* U& t
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all% P1 I, F" E& L# H( X( T
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
- c! k: A2 P) ^of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and5 k' B; ]4 \+ i& Q! V# q; Y
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right w0 n6 [! K6 h, W6 Z
back to sleep. ! l# J2 q; A7 G/ z8 `
. O; s8 o+ Y# A1 B5 L- L$ |' n8 f5 h5 [The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
* W4 F8 e i% j, z9 zwakes the newfie up and asks,
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9 W7 i- Q' r& Y3 W9 i& W6 L'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and8 ~' g! g% C& T, r/ d+ q Y
comes down with four?'
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+ G2 R. g9 M O# v" oThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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