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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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the newfie would like to play a fun game. " X4 E* L" k0 ?" f1 r; B0 V% K t
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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- M, \' T3 c# E/ E: j2 X7 g lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
* X4 G. ^' h: |9 A9 J# x$ o' o: Mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
, ?0 G5 L+ N* Q# z" c; A/ gyou pay me only $5. - M1 n* ~' c8 w( j
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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v" Z7 z9 { ~3 z5 B This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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- Z9 Z, y& `& @# D3 HThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's) i# y2 c# q5 ` G
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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) W) f, I7 N+ E& sThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
4 Y2 a0 \- {8 C" u- D- Zpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.7 c$ F4 I2 R8 ~9 b/ W! t. _7 ^
0 P, @4 V- T3 o7 d7 L# uHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
7 ]5 _/ o9 E3 i% @three legs, and comes down with four?' d1 @% {4 _' A( z+ U: Z- [
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
3 n1 J, ?# B6 L2 vreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all9 G$ `' z$ r! z! y; c7 ?7 f; B! \
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( U4 W" g O& b$ Y( c
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and, o3 o h1 g, O7 I% K+ r1 h
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right4 N( u' t; D; L
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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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 $52 w( F) A% _* l3 L# c$ U
and goes back to sleep.# D7 w! r& p B9 O" F$ p% {
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