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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 A, H0 L4 W9 R' B! I% }' V% T, a
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ! v# b1 d I% a+ R, q) m) C
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" u8 O( D; n& F6 H he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The2 x6 J# A/ X! {
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 A5 J6 q$ J3 @4 o3 X- [) j
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
! m2 v) ?$ Q* B: ^* ~ i* hyou pay me only $5. 6 } P& l4 h. e* f3 C
& x4 B% W5 `# o4 { You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I0 h) K3 q- \* J3 z
will pay you $500. ; q+ ~8 A2 R9 k+ ?, q
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' t T+ Z% j% B, X( C" R6 i
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 3 ?* X: l- M+ w* X3 G" |6 p
7 t- C C; G- w* TThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
7 l4 r7 K/ l( o( kthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' . v2 b! Z$ r0 A3 k4 u$ }
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his" p1 Q0 w9 }& A( K5 W& r; z
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 D/ ]* T A9 e5 u! z8 x8 c
three legs, and comes down with four?' : f! G* a t/ o. l5 V
' ~. e/ l9 O) r* ^. S4 Q/ W% vThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
9 n' D6 ]' j* _- Sreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all: `2 x. C3 D# O' D: r3 q
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour- K3 M$ s5 b" {7 T4 q
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and( M# | y+ d1 e. n9 _) L2 \
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He; ?; ^ Q8 q! v* Y& o
wakes the newfie up and asks, + g( q! {+ X7 ^% ? s
& T. }; X# h: I3 P. `'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# |6 `: B& t5 b) T
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