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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% e! v7 }5 ^2 b6 l
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 5 x- ~. }. {6 m" T/ q
! x% f) k1 ?5 z) a* o# ~ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" N c8 x& R' w3 g5 g0 aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ |8 M/ [2 |8 o) K7 T/ u6 m4 ayou pay me only $5. / V& X3 e# Y" Z3 @
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I1 C( R7 Z# D" `0 t8 o/ s
will pay you $500. 0 L& x# F0 t! Z
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep( `/ M; i/ N0 N y. c) e* f3 U& S
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. . e8 |& V. e7 b( {
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's0 v1 e J& F* P3 e; s
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his* @% Y3 I; H) H2 V( z s3 `
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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! D7 b& c4 u* u. F+ h jHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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5 ] P2 s: N. A6 j/ P+ \) IThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all x; [; D7 _8 A5 f
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all" i$ N4 o' `9 \7 \
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 u- [) [7 D' }' Xof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
3 n m. G( Q4 T( r# d hhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& \% p% w a W( \# i' \8 @+ x, K* e
back to sleep. 7 o% [1 U3 ~* q- u. F$ |& F
8 I) F4 {' J. `; O/ sThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'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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