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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) M, b. J: i( z; `3 z9 I* y( ^- U- u
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 4 B0 W0 j+ c% F
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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) I1 @6 l+ I# @6 R lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 e! p% Y D1 c1 \, U& p lask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,* ~& m! k! ^: b9 c# S; ^4 ]
you pay me only $5. ) |3 |: Z, l; o) v" g" x
! H9 X4 V7 W0 p0 C0 @$ k! S You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I' Y& N6 N! I2 Q [8 ^
will pay you $500.
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^2 d- V! G* s0 v/ A# M. t( x This catches the newfie's attention and to keep. h) ?, J6 A3 i" V/ C
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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7 v- a' i" G; p7 {- s9 E$ J3 ^The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's* ^1 a7 ~- o1 ~8 H# ?
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' : k. c3 L5 B! w( E t
; G) J; @8 Q, m9 hThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his# J* A! ^8 `: W
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the7 |2 i8 A" u3 }
lawyer. 3 [' ~/ x- C+ C# \
; P0 P3 p& M1 E1 n- m; FNow, it's the newfie's turn. j" y8 N x& O: }( I$ w4 ^+ W
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all: q4 D, r. h( T0 ~; L, c
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
! s, p6 H9 s! }( Q2 X) O8 q( s7 bthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 q7 l0 n* d w) D) \8 m5 Hof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# Y2 ~ S* P3 x _
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right; o! d' Z* X, N: r+ Z5 \
back to sleep. & ~7 z5 i% o% e; U; g9 F, m9 a* n
8 T# ]; U* D' S* ^3 DThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He4 X( I# |' Q% E. R8 c
wakes the newfie up and asks, # J* U3 x e3 |7 X" ^
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'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; O& V# H. R3 I
and goes back to sleep.
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