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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 if5 D" \9 I& c! f; o3 T
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
- S4 J5 O% s# G he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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7 o- o+ t' H3 f$ v5 }% eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 W. }% B4 T0 B# O O
you pay me only $5. . f$ K, g0 I- r1 ]0 V
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I9 f( t0 s$ O6 v
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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* k! g0 I. d; ]' y9 F, cThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's9 r) K. G1 }5 }9 e1 c3 X% O
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 0 f6 H2 D% Z0 ?3 ?' y! D( d1 D
' ?5 ?# Y. v* ]( dThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
. s/ z* {6 _$ t5 v7 `" @" {# Spocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 M! [3 n- {$ [# T
lawyer.
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, [( t1 Y- D4 c# z H1 ENow, it's the newfie's turn.$ j- G$ n8 k# d8 j# a' T
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. [2 R+ Q# E9 |$ }0 G
three legs, and comes down with four?' * z) i, S. K) a9 \1 @' ]& a( u
C7 I3 s1 n9 {; x1 C6 E% dThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all3 K( k* f v' _; h4 K' Z; d
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
- Q! t! J2 W R6 A* zhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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7 |1 q4 h" |; a7 _- L* n& e" RThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
6 M! U$ C; {5 ewakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ O. u) v0 ?1 H9 k" M& x
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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