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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
( |1 z4 X! t7 W) R# _the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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$ I* |% O1 k$ m- J# p The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
: q7 i* d' q+ s0 w/ E he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The8 W5 O$ ^# Y, s& s! ]9 o
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
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you pay me only $5.
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, ~/ T- R4 @) ]8 L You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I: v% W) G7 s D9 y% C
will pay you $500.
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! f7 Y% M% P6 ^8 b8 T6 ~$ h$ z( S This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
- C" b1 a* q. ?: G5 T. Othe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. * L1 X' g+ G/ e: D1 Y, I5 ^
: L% u. @. N; p/ K2 b TThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
7 \- @: [0 H ]. a& V3 Dthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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- k9 l8 S b. d0 wThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
. i0 K# S p! K* g. g: Vpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.$ R5 N3 W$ m! k
" y h. E+ G* E% ^, F4 Y6 @: XHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with1 U R4 y5 y' t8 Q; _$ B1 V$ L) k' i
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all: b( O# ~) L. y& _! m! `- p4 _
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
& _1 k% W8 M0 v, \& i8 b4 b, pthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
' ?; }( j, J* O) hof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ l% u- e6 S N5 G, o& Z- P) ]: khands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
) P7 A5 }( [' r9 T* k4 |+ }6 bwakes the newfie up and asks, % y; s6 Z: H v
0 m( X% y9 A& `5 t2 o'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
. `* E' U x2 Z- c# N g' Ecomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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