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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
3 |; ^' a) @; hthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ! ^& Q" H/ m- n9 f5 R
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he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,& j# q) y0 Z$ x* \8 B
you pay me only $5. : S, i) d$ B O5 I+ j
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep$ m% B. a5 d$ U" _, U
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 O/ b6 v: a. L4 U
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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9 }5 _: L7 t/ D% E" GThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. T! s# N& C& o6 ?5 O
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% I- e6 z# _- ^6 [. a
three legs, and comes down with four?' 7 k2 r: }/ ]- T9 @2 R/ F
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ O) [( M4 F% R/ q4 p b4 a* C$ A
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
i; K. w6 } [+ d2 `# I4 h- c/ Hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ @8 p( {& I0 i9 x
back to sleep.
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. s$ I- B7 n# o0 B3 M9 n* p2 ZThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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6 i& S# Y/ T: q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5: s, c$ R2 O- P @" g$ C q) k J
and goes back to sleep.
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