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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
" w5 B/ w4 I9 D' N$ _: A0 c9 U& Lthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ~5 ]) I, y: r1 P3 z2 S9 `
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so* V1 i! ^! h y/ W
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The$ f9 I- K6 Q* b3 y
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
2 F/ g7 F. L; qask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,7 E, m" c( [2 i* `
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I4 b3 \) t# M: @4 Q2 x. b
will pay you $500. & b7 I0 E" E) ? Q4 }% q
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep3 g* Z# w4 S9 O9 E( \+ M" t) o
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. + |; O4 c3 ~! l1 n% b% J/ j
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
' q, W9 P+ C* D! L7 ?6 athe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ( X0 |- Q8 w) f; `5 H4 Q
* ?* C$ i W% d" [ b! |& zThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 Q z# z5 q# }% L' T7 C' K5 G3 U% G
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.) L3 M- E: e, x& {( g
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
' B4 i) t, T! f+ Xthree legs, and comes down with four?' ! D6 b! P4 o' P) K' J; i) H
3 f! T# N" `+ B4 E- [ uThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- H+ S1 F2 [1 B8 u/ I3 g8 H0 g. c, I
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all2 q% A9 D; w: o; H; V
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour7 Q5 x. O) S) ?6 q
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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! L* T: b9 C! s6 H4 \* o1 QThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
& K9 u0 e' Q/ z, }3 O U1 Uwakes the newfie up and asks, 3 y8 N G M1 F. Y5 j u
5 v! n9 I3 n- H D$ D- r'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
* S* B; Y8 ]& g$ ]5 f' m' V; m* O. qcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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