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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
! f( ]% q7 N+ {" K' Y4 W9 k( bthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 4 K$ Q* o& o0 R, p! Z0 g' U* G
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
8 H* K0 [ R" C L he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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& s8 J4 R* ^" N$ G, `7 cask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ P! l* ?3 h% ~' I- p/ B+ S1 jyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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8 u" f& d, D8 w+ M This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ S" D% t* I$ ~+ h& O! w' l8 X8 W
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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* F# n+ Y7 i, u% N# q& k* V& CThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his8 P' H4 h5 O6 j9 n2 L! L
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the" k4 @/ z, T) g3 A
lawyer. ; o9 v, i/ S p! a* {, f
4 Z" J2 M& U9 ^Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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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
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
( _. R) G) I- J5 @6 iof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
' |$ H4 Q( Y7 `6 `* Zhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ _9 y6 G- M5 o/ A; J/ n
back to sleep.
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$ y" ^: l& m BThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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R8 V' I5 K% i, _- SThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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