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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& e s% x3 G$ o2 M* W4 {
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ! Y! }# z$ N4 g, k6 J
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so; y! F0 `2 o3 S3 W# o0 c# S$ r3 a
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
3 {" Y5 a$ q$ y$ A7 I5 W lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 B7 L' N5 v* Q8 r; p/ Fask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
/ M! l% f" |; L& S- o R& Wyou pay me only $5. : w% J! }1 B" C+ | K
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I) }0 g! [, s7 Q) V
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep6 _9 D, j3 D5 ~+ b, s7 E# |
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. " i8 g6 j+ s$ ^+ k
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 ~9 Q$ M" x9 G3 mthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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% J" H1 L$ r3 mThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his' C% [0 x% U, K: }; n+ a* F) h
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the* Y% K+ |9 `" f/ g
lawyer.
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. t) z- w2 @9 O. F( iNow, it's the newfie's turn. Z$ }, E, Q7 [: i. z- v; ^/ ~
" H$ z& I3 e! n- X( aHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
7 z2 j" I2 A r' X1 @three legs, and comes down with four?' $ @( `" o- Y# ^( F8 m1 f9 f" s2 P
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all8 _& }: A3 o" K" A$ Z
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; b Z0 N e0 k) i. }! Gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
T! \. f7 Z' x1 @, Oof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
6 K9 Z$ j; c5 Y6 ~" \; ]2 uhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
6 p, f3 Z9 V6 m4 E* iback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He- b( E B2 A7 k' K
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and# u& P4 u! B j" f
comes down with four?'
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0 c6 Q2 R% p# t% L( g/ Q1 J" T" Z" GThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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