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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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" v" F3 s6 M% P1 l- Wthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if! @* E8 {. f9 W4 p2 B
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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4 Q2 s O, l: C% G$ h7 \5 ?4 E The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 Z; P0 m x& p/ U. U8 E
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,4 \& |) o( K" x4 j% P0 n# i
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I. U$ J8 E4 j( v: z5 c
will pay you $500. 0 F5 y$ ~& M( i( w- |4 S- k$ i C
, X1 {$ S' Z4 ~7 s$ S0 m7 I& m This catches the newfie's attention and to keep c# Q+ C" ?3 ^
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" D. X8 w5 C* h
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
' I! [( W4 E1 O& o5 c: N) Spocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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* W) X. H. s6 J5 X3 U* |- ?$ CNow, it's the newfie's turn.2 x. ]# c) d( y5 q& N
$ p, o- u4 h! b; }: AHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with2 v9 A$ a8 d N) S
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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) r& ~5 `+ C4 U: x5 ~The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all3 F8 U2 e9 V, e x X c& a" p/ W
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 g c/ z. x& e0 }9 D, t+ Q8 _
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& \1 E) }& u d9 Z0 \: I
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He' P$ q- H. v( t% ], o4 O
wakes 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 $51 W3 `; Y2 z3 ?* U
and goes back to sleep.
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