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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
6 Y( o' q9 x& A' f+ b% s/ ^ b- t5 J9 uthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ; ?7 y: F' T* b5 F6 E
6 U$ ~8 M7 [/ ?3 h The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. e1 s4 X. {, G# e1 n& P, e
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The" Z! s- O7 D+ T+ S. O3 ~! J0 g
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 `( Q0 V1 V4 }$ i& W0 `ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' r+ T3 A# C3 \5 f6 ~1 `
you pay me only $5. + X$ q0 R, y5 N6 c- L$ |
5 j1 E& z3 f; S( ` w9 C$ }* d You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ E! s. o$ ]. A5 J6 N$ e. J
will pay you $500.
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+ X4 @8 f/ F- X* W9 E8 x3 ] This catches the newfie's attention and to keep: t% ]8 k) g7 _$ l. b2 B
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. $ u( h& w a4 ?; G0 e5 U! _( U7 n
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's M: ~9 U' F: N4 X3 ^3 ?& T
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 1 n% w: z9 S1 U7 V# e) Z3 ` Z% w
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his: z, L1 j' k, {+ Z% G T9 Z( n* f
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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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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, T9 a" X1 @) IThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
; s# v3 F# S( t; _( f7 {7 ereferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
( N _% G; I `1 f7 {4 c( @the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour' V0 u, R1 X/ h' p6 ^
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and: N$ _4 c2 t3 W: Q: ]
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right6 k2 m# f! @) c* M
back to sleep. / C* T5 A) r+ Q" e {* b( M4 _
- T7 l) ]+ W- Y f# ]/ p( `$ hThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
$ Z. p/ U1 o( F1 T- H% t1 _wakes the newfie up and asks,
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1 \, C. t. m" x# u/ K$ ^'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- n6 `( D& C2 _
comes down with four?' " a, o3 r; W7 m# m
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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