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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 if9 G; w7 H! _0 h; E0 d
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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M: ^* d" g9 J# j The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so' M9 c( O5 B F% J
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The- m8 T1 Z; o4 w" L, ^. V( M: A
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
! [) V- b( N/ U9 u. Nask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,: S A8 x) q) p1 j# @/ P
you pay me only $5.
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4 U6 `& I# l8 m- y& v: P, o You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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1 A$ t. L: u* J4 n+ k# u This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 8 F9 U1 y" z8 P; T4 `
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, L. ^9 K. |0 H, b
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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' l$ x4 Y. B$ s5 }: ENow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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1 A( r9 n0 e# t7 Q& X: iThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all. y6 q+ e5 h, b8 c
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
3 p0 J" M$ f+ G. E3 e# Khands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He3 o$ Z2 s/ ]2 i+ s$ w7 ~$ B
wakes the newfie up and asks, 4 L$ n k' k: E6 _7 R
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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 $51 V- e& I! h8 _, j( L( M
and goes back to sleep.
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