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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
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7 @. Y8 e O7 a6 P 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. I
* \& ?, n/ F/ a( _) r7 q. nask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; }" V: j1 @/ T. e# _+ y4 q/ oyou pay me only $5. ' [9 l0 c7 n$ r: ~, u
2 _! |; z) y( M6 k You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I4 O3 C0 ~3 m5 x3 L+ b `
will pay you $500. 0 Y# u0 }8 f; S9 p5 m
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' T1 g3 V& f4 N3 @+ r4 S; X/ }
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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9 Q4 Z( {# E% w8 ~9 |The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% G% s$ ^+ ?+ r4 `" d! O
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! [3 m5 @' P }0 r. Xpocket 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 with
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% W) |2 v, t ^' n8 c5 m5 _; xThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all1 X$ F, F7 P9 @9 Q7 r
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
# `: h6 B; w# v( E+ othe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour& \! u( ]' T( U: u+ J, \% X7 R
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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; Z, z3 _6 A! G! F' Q+ @# Q'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
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