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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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9 O6 d0 E0 z1 Qthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
4 [* Y3 ?5 w- x% A+ e2 Sthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,2 U! }2 {0 N1 H( |3 T6 h2 P# G
you pay me only $5.
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# k1 L. R0 L9 Q: S8 w; a You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I* I% y. e' C6 ]) L/ d; V* i4 N
will pay you $500.
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3 \% R- b. A r3 @ @$ e& m This catches the newfie's attention and to keep. @! S6 ^9 F$ S, j' H: L- ?0 \
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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, k; s5 u1 F1 `. q1 kThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
" _$ P! h# z! i( ?0 hthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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! ~1 M& C o$ N4 eThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
4 q1 _( h; A! o* G/ ]2 Lpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the& U9 R! I6 v8 N2 a7 i
lawyer. " H/ o# D! ~" k# ]
6 e1 A/ U0 s" V; z) _# P# Y/ W% WNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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8 c% @& P! A X) X9 R: hHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with- l W# p7 y% f$ i" L/ n9 i0 _
three legs, and comes down with four?' 2 k8 V) G: v* {; i& [
6 w. S) J( J6 ~- b; I& k: }The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- o+ q! S$ Y) P( j) z8 F# M
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all- v+ x: i" D& b
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ T, Z9 U# @$ Z5 q+ k$ Y6 Xof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and9 d5 U- \0 k& U) A2 d& q* C0 h
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right* D% f' |8 p% p2 W6 u
back to sleep. ) y% _$ |2 P# S2 N# \0 j/ q
- }" c" X8 J; @6 |$ R$ O+ ^. ~" ]The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
" H; U3 ]3 I/ Q* f8 c" X8 y$ Y, ywakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 L; J! d+ J1 u- d+ K: i
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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