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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+ L S9 e. _" p4 ~9 a: r
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ! i3 t8 o% P8 I& c
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so- K% o! x M B
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
6 D' L( j9 y& T! X lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
/ D0 _9 h# {6 Y/ T7 j$ H& |" _ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ S9 c" c2 l: ?' Nyou pay me only $5. ! P* `! D6 @9 Q2 ~2 W* [7 \, d
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I- p P# k% ]/ e8 t$ o
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 O+ X! r# D" J3 n7 r
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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$ S3 F$ X" B! sThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's7 U1 H( d9 l4 d: w* M9 a/ k X
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 3 V% N" h7 y$ F x+ T% [
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
( f. J) O4 }* L6 M" Xpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the- g1 d4 m0 ?2 f; u
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Now, it's the newfie's turn." a) l) ]2 w# e. G+ m
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with' H( M+ n$ y% g1 u3 w6 k7 r
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all8 X6 G# n7 {, G, `
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all' X/ [; }0 }& ?2 f
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour7 N, s( f7 @& X" F: j" G
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; T. J8 o7 q; i8 ~2 n- a. E! h
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
, x& H' i/ ^/ F* t2 {/ Tback to sleep.
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N* O+ C+ \, l& SThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
3 R0 ?+ L. p$ ]: {! C8 n- Mwakes the newfie up and asks,
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: f4 X& t. @! O% O2 p+ ['Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, ~6 r9 U8 p% n2 E
comes down with four?' , Y& E' d1 h2 ~
- Q( D8 g- c/ J8 O( PThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
& L5 O0 g1 x6 x0 Qand goes back to sleep.
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