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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/ i! @1 E$ S- X) A. b8 ^
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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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. I+ H/ X8 v# w; s+ _; T. K
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ p) w2 O3 t/ M! q( ^you pay me only $5. 8 P( K1 C. F8 T
3 q I( ?% R- o0 b You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
9 D8 j: S% k X. W- z9 f- Y8 y1 S will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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; z4 R& U" C, R mThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
& j! i3 a! l# ^ zthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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, A1 P! w( F( @. H! ?8 `The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! u# h( \) `0 @" a0 `8 Epocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the" ?* t! M0 M, k0 y; f) I5 d1 _) `
lawyer.
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' Z: r8 \+ A8 d; e0 g' R4 @$ {Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 L5 i; C/ Z1 x' V' |. |# `. w
three legs, and comes down with four?' ( g( a. V7 U. @( E) R
" T n5 r4 C! J6 [/ ~( ^1 _The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
8 C7 ]! G7 g% d* _& ` Z& j% F/ qreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
9 X4 J4 o2 g, kthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour j2 u. j0 h% ?; Q
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and( o! Z' v/ x5 _' a. g5 v, [
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
8 `# @2 F: H# U+ g! nwakes the newfie up and asks, 9 M* p! c7 O" G' `+ _
" _8 i9 Y, v. q% _1 m! I% v% I: A'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 X* I- F3 K$ V8 @
comes down with four?' . L1 v5 U+ m, K5 d
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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