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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
! E5 i2 x, M9 z( kthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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* l! h( `" ?2 I" h- [& {' N4 P# x9 S The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I9 e+ A7 g5 ^( z/ g- {. ?7 f' q0 V
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, Y( D% O& m0 A! z# w v
you pay me only $5.
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0 U8 F) U# o0 ~7 T- H* A You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 N* x4 z' g; u; B% e) n
will pay you $500.
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2 _# X( R3 | `( Y1 [' P This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's) a j! J, q0 m+ @
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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6 N! s" z) {9 H/ a2 r4 KThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
. O, Z9 Y& _9 u j, J6 Qpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the4 a& T% A' H7 y) [! s
lawyer. # R; [+ L/ y+ F" L3 \) q
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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{% E% G8 S8 RHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with1 J _+ q5 i! C! |$ P z" a
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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' B' X1 y6 e) ^1 i4 ^The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; n6 I6 t- a7 z5 K* b* Q0 M
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all9 J/ H3 Z0 D; d* ]$ [) O9 H Q
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour W+ M# n+ K) V7 E' a+ q/ u
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
' i+ k* |4 @. thands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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! M! x' r7 N3 r: ~) ]The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
8 h/ Q" X' [, ?: D3 Ywakes the newfie up and asks, , N* C. P, H6 p
0 q8 G6 R/ X7 J& a* R'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and" u! `! @& |" E
comes down with four?' 8 k: }. j1 R- s& ]8 z
6 i3 S. L7 D/ P6 c6 G- e/ H% _! UThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5% u$ m* m: V8 ~/ K. [; C" K: d( c
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