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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! T) H# R) L4 L
the newfie would like to play a fun game. % h! p* R! [* z$ U7 \
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
8 L; z( n/ ^: F: [8 {6 | ^ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 f1 y' m1 k+ X8 D: F lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 _8 |: v( f# N* n$ k) S2 bask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
3 C6 g2 w8 a. L, W& hyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 {5 }9 K8 ?/ C$ x
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; i5 y: V f `7 c
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' & o4 J( t4 {) N; l' f, B% J4 L
. ~2 l5 b2 u j, qThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his* A* p7 G9 t9 |1 D9 S
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the* z) X5 q) Q& i ~; \; F8 T1 u# k, v
lawyer.
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5 @) n: {3 h+ n, S4 XNow, it's the newfie's turn./ ?9 D9 }! F9 R3 c- ?
2 n9 ?4 I9 ~$ X. OHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
. z0 ]2 m/ ], Z m& T6 zthree legs, and comes down with four?' 6 N2 V9 D$ g5 R0 @- p7 ]
6 z; A) L7 d v# TThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
u) G4 R' `" A; Qof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and& o1 k- m( ^: E5 o% c$ @) S
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right. Z( p- b% h: J# x) ?4 |
back to sleep.
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! \% R. V' B/ n/ G/ nThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
9 u, n' T" w. [. F, `" j$ a- t1 qwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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