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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 if4 v9 m) v0 U# E& ~* `7 a2 k
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ^! V: H9 V4 G8 v) Q0 c% I
& m/ }3 g) E+ K# H; s4 {! L/ ~ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
4 O5 `# b/ f7 a' U p' Q he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
: p) e# |6 k! `: Q: ]4 ] lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I# B6 l6 B* R% j: w
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,& g# @# ?& [' U* V% c/ [7 n
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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3 J$ g6 l, O: B This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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3 E8 K) l% A8 o" MThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his! [4 d- [* p- Z; ^, g6 P% [
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the O! r5 g3 J o8 [ o1 E
lawyer.
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5 s+ p% J- Z2 QNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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- N0 V6 o* t7 nHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all, F6 ?# o$ E5 g6 g% V: p& |( ^5 Z( O
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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2 W$ K, j8 p1 E( y+ {The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 z- ?5 `3 T* G5 a
wakes the newfie up and asks, 9 P; u# `" V. M5 l- h6 K0 d
1 @: z* N2 J% o( }'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and8 k9 {7 T9 N( |3 x
comes down with four?'
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- x n& [' n/ S( A5 h8 CThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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