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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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! a. q- a" ~( n' I' B& dthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if8 o4 J. G# W9 t0 c9 H" f' V( F+ t& L, y
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
. c$ }) | G# s6 V b* v he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
; m; S* V" r0 g# c lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 |7 S+ y* C/ a5 d( Eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
$ b* G' \4 J- o. Y6 g& myou pay me only $5. & N4 C4 Y+ x( p. t
1 c8 j1 T5 R! @$ R& G You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
5 l+ ?) H0 G6 C0 R2 y ^, T" Q! N4 D will pay you $500. p/ [9 Q$ c& c+ v. C
! t, ]. `5 [) D) z+ g1 [ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
! ^, ~2 p) R' ]3 N% |0 gthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
$ J& N7 b0 {1 I* p9 Tthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. k: g$ e9 M0 j! u2 A) g$ @3 X8 l
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.0 n. a$ M5 v5 V" @# b; z( u' {
5 @3 A( Q) C) ^/ \. V! ^& BHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
) K; k0 W7 {/ |& {! I5 v3 B1 Mthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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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. N3 ^$ R9 `- e% I
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and: B; X5 U. I) x/ E3 x
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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4 r! m0 ^1 F( R; P" T: ?! d& yThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He, c, j2 H6 o1 M/ {2 \; ]
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and. p- F4 Y4 B& U! ]
comes down with four?' ! a+ O/ M- O- m6 [$ V) r5 Z
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ C! O/ N0 b4 _ l( N& Y
and goes back to sleep.5 S! p7 k m& w0 X4 G- \, h8 F
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