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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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d- i! l5 _* athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if) G5 b9 @/ w9 \' d2 p
the 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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1 }% a# i8 a4 K7 s/ t! L! ? Q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
/ P7 A: d5 M" [; s4 Eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
( F/ S! k6 L9 T2 [# O0 eyou pay me only $5. % O6 n9 r) k7 k9 W# |
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I) t# e9 I; K' ^6 O; }
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep8 n6 y1 e7 V$ r: S
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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) U* W4 H- z( [$ Q2 ^3 |The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
) @! s" q! l' M9 E; Vthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 4 _& ^- i) w- S3 ]
0 }# N/ p3 H: Z( n0 k% {The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 h* W) J- s4 \1 N9 t5 N' Bpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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+ d0 s% m% ^/ N) Q' k( hNow, it's the newfie's turn.: f U- t$ ]( a- X* J% h
) j, q/ g: W( }0 FHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
: G2 r- g+ ^! Z- Q* ]9 ]three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
( i3 L+ Z, q3 M E2 F: C7 }8 sreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all% p2 F6 t: f' u+ p' v& d% B
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
1 L: a7 s y8 c6 C4 Pof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
0 J) b2 V; Y2 |2 o3 w/ vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right. R, x2 m+ E5 e$ n" H" c
back to sleep. 5 @. Q0 D5 x% i6 a" ]* c& [% f
9 v; T8 K* @! ?; r6 u% PThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
/ F, a! c. l% S5 o0 H1 swakes the newfie up and asks, * {! x8 t2 i; x. J) p
) ^* x, u6 P7 z5 {+ w+ p'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! |, D; n8 d! n. b/ O% l+ M
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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