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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
7 w' w3 g% G* u" Fthe 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
$ K! D2 a" P# }9 V0 }6 jask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,3 a) Y; v8 O7 N/ w5 ?: k) l
you pay me only $5. 2 V) U, q" u9 t, E& N
' K v* F: }+ I/ s9 i You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 \+ Y, V0 k! k+ [! u! g
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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?2 o8 Q% p: S: f& wThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's$ l& P9 Y; e6 f: u
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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- b {, n# j! N3 g3 r1 P( T$ IThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
1 K+ z2 o: V6 h# I4 U, k4 p9 gpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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/ I4 J' M* \! g! hNow, it's the newfie's turn.2 T) Z+ j, m* S d' Z6 k5 }3 i
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with' n/ Y; v; O4 I
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and* v. R" i6 v4 ^& Z
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right( C# B" D1 t7 Z0 N
back to sleep.
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; G5 C( s: u. G! ~ EThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He3 x. j* `- v( _9 ^% o! ?$ B
wakes the newfie up and asks, 2 P& M( X5 A0 [/ _* k% f. y
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and6 O4 {1 S7 M3 C2 j5 w! [
comes down with four?' & z: `/ ^' y& O7 h2 T
& q' h9 U8 g2 S7 oThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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