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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 if3 J' L8 b5 V! o) k! r8 h* D/ A
the newfie would like to play a fun game. : O" v. L! M- }3 |4 H) u3 p
" A- }# G4 z- {/ v8 L1 J The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
- x7 s+ e1 A) \ A he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
3 y' e7 s7 M3 H) t$ L lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I# o0 P2 u+ J# B' K
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
0 g% Y4 @/ @; Byou pay me only $5. & m8 h# ]' K, w. [" v4 ~1 z8 W9 ]
9 U$ v4 x2 D7 _3 p You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
, B) u9 ^4 E! J& T$ A# [- s8 e5 S# v will pay you $500. & j. n9 ^; w5 U3 G+ w* u+ L1 F
$ e+ c" J- {7 W$ { This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 w4 K; d' `, y% C \: E
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's# V, d3 u6 Z! R
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' k9 c) Q" B0 y# E' T- n% t
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his) H1 {# a% L- r5 b
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.8 o7 W2 h* x" q0 V
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: o+ M& z# j1 J
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all, n5 ]+ {4 b3 q6 {2 g
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all, q0 |5 x7 p, X) S
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour7 ]8 z* T- s' _/ Z* X
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
, J) Y6 ~9 T0 V; zhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
4 G" ]+ x. k9 s/ z( i# pback to sleep. 4 ~9 m8 P. Q/ V
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He( [) P& J O( ?
wakes the newfie up and asks, / i2 G6 Y* [5 C6 Q
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and* U7 m" c8 {+ r3 u; F; f3 W
comes down with four?' A# K( w: G0 V% {0 h
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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