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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
! N8 m9 {" {1 a5 [) ithe newfie would like to play a fun game. ! ?4 e) D3 Y+ |3 \4 E
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so: M* D/ r* u% L2 f: w' E4 j
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 [3 H6 U4 @7 z8 V, ^, f; w; k
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I& s. L( `- R. ]! }" U7 g& q
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,4 { t( n. s, X4 t0 _4 R
you pay me only $5. 1 p# y' L: S! R) b: n
$ m0 \% }. p9 K% }6 Z* C8 Y) i; W* d 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 r/ d F5 t8 b/ y+ }
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ' W; U t( [: T) j9 W
" n8 u1 H6 y+ q2 [0 Z. mThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 s6 S- Y7 \3 ~1 `+ Kthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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3 M: D2 C! y5 b1 b0 o G3 `The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
\2 x( H: x0 g3 T" z+ W7 zpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.$ u3 [# X3 d, e; \2 z1 T0 J
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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0 A' y4 j' H. S7 VThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" C' c2 N' r! R3 Dof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and: l; I6 ]) M1 z) V- g9 V) s q# w' z
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right3 y+ v! G% i' D: i5 O3 T
back to sleep. 6 P1 n) @9 x8 i! s
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* T. Z( i2 |' b+ S6 P
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and8 B% T& W V+ j- n ^* z
comes down with four?'
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! a4 a+ F/ k: D% ?! w, JThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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