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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 if2 X( {5 g& Z. r) w; Z# J8 h2 t( ~
the newfie would like to play a fun game. : j0 c' I6 X$ a: @9 G
+ H0 _1 v* k# p% g The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so+ K5 |5 i/ V( P6 O2 G) l
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
; j6 }# t+ y/ Q3 D" G lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# z& ~6 ~! ^* f3 }ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
& A5 j, ]' u7 i1 e) fyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& T: D6 Q. S8 f
will pay you $500. 8 F d2 ]; g$ Q) W* n; Z7 `
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep7 Q/ ?( c5 s5 A4 a! b" b
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's5 n" a1 w0 r" k9 Q, q
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 1 f1 L% e+ K8 S5 G: U
, D9 S6 u9 Y$ Z( b& G/ SThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his* Z4 p$ B8 ^2 L+ O, U
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; ?/ k; d' J0 A
lawyer. : _$ g+ X* ]( x, r4 v2 s* S1 t
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.$ F1 r4 |% g/ u& F2 G Y p
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
: r& i! u; v& {4 ?4 rthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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( D% n4 i( A' j; n( _The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all2 c- h; q3 \3 g# S
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 \* O6 T7 M) I, N' Bthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ k! t/ v5 j/ hof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
6 y- g+ ]* l1 C6 {) j% ?0 e- [% R* e0 Ihands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
S) F, |" q" d7 Z2 L( eback to sleep.
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& g) `4 p1 c" ^# \/ t3 O SThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He6 _) X# ^1 b% n1 ?
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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+ k" T) `& E) V% }) O7 P2 W6 C: [5 }'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $53 A* W; R, m/ q* k `
and goes back to sleep.; r4 q2 m/ }8 ^
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