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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! q' {1 A1 ~, S E) [% d6 W
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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5 O0 F6 Y& g" j: l [! } The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
3 D! l, s/ A5 W0 x* y he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
# G# D/ [7 v3 E% p" M* q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I3 q7 m8 t# ?; e3 g6 m6 s- _/ b! H
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I6 S6 i" P! u) e0 ~' K2 `7 ?
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's- y& c. f5 q3 J* _* s8 V
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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$ N7 {& v/ b1 v uThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
* p$ \) h! {& @. X" B* Fpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the0 B! M7 d7 J% h" @+ N
lawyer. 8 F& P/ r2 f) m" q; b
- J' w, u7 ]( c6 H9 QNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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. u/ d4 f, U6 v3 i6 {' QHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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; B% d- F2 S) m) u8 I1 ~% Phands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right% w+ q# a0 N8 l
back to sleep. B& v5 H0 Q3 j4 l7 p: }' W
; I' J. v& t1 ?+ W0 LThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 v3 e% [& L5 F w8 k! d0 H' m
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and# a- ^/ V/ a6 c8 m9 O
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5' B. C- C" H. \+ w/ }9 R8 v9 ]
and goes back to sleep.
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