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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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the newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 M: @1 D! k) D
+ V) T3 g# m D8 |, }8 o$ } The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so9 O+ e Z, `8 P2 k/ }; j
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
7 P" x& M% q: r3 N! E lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
( s7 y: {( T( H& h. J! f3 cask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
w6 U- m3 U5 t& i" j+ Dyou pay me only $5. 8 b0 _: G4 h/ n0 S: C" B
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I- u; @. p6 {; a3 v& s9 z3 v
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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) @8 w6 U9 K8 P, w' XThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; Q3 q3 |) I M( B# O
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' + s& f8 V0 ]+ t; ]( i0 V
) T8 i0 i9 O1 V# L. QThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
* Y/ E0 C, z) l$ k' epocket 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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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. ~$ ^# {+ h! t5 ?7 X* m: _
three legs, and comes down with four?' 9 f. ^. i5 K' n3 ~' t0 _- z
0 t' D% }" f5 \+ Y2 e5 RThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, `: w3 j# N% o2 r. e8 p$ Preferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 ~; p8 R- s" o J+ M/ I8 {the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour& F# D) `! K- z" u1 `
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
$ t* h6 I1 b- h; \# h' ihands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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' J. t' _5 \4 t9 H1 Q3 M( AThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He. K8 O9 g/ Y) w, w) I
wakes the newfie up and asks, 3 u. _7 L% a0 P r+ N
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and/ J, g: p( _+ }4 [ d
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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