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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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5 ^& i- M4 g" h9 \. Xthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
0 I; @: z7 ?* _2 P$ t, Othe newfie would like to play a fun game. - s9 d% q" r. H& T, B
; L: a u0 E! Q( D- V3 X% U The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so$ Z/ o. \' D! X# l+ E( m* ~
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 A' C8 j! {5 R! C6 O0 ]' ~/ X lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I0 u2 J6 T% Y; @0 g5 J7 G$ Y/ n6 M
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! F0 g& ]& {- V7 w& l0 }
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I( h; G0 I3 z$ m& K
will pay you $500. ( A( \ W S; @9 ~0 N1 X
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 a3 z5 j( V# u8 I
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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/ `/ |" a- M4 R4 M' g: @ k# l1 [The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his8 w# J& |4 \# I1 ?0 v' u% B
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( u( D8 Y& I, l+ F- U) W: m
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
' a) ]* ~- G: q* [0 X' cwakes the newfie up and asks, " K. f9 Y& F0 r* U p
' C% `' y( W, f8 ]' k/ F'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 A0 z8 y9 f0 W/ w6 f' L
comes down with four?'
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9 m2 B: O C$ {* N4 `The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 f- v, Y% u: Y6 `4 O+ ~+ G/ Z
and goes back to sleep.
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