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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
7 Z u& S8 F( k) | B2 jthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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! Q: m- t- s: f8 b1 f# b" H The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so; R- N0 q" \/ I2 ? v& s
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! }4 p0 }6 @9 h) ?
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# p' N: v; p3 d7 n4 w5 }% Xask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 z U$ h U, {+ y- K; D
you pay me only $5. . Q* I" s: h& r8 Y; w9 t
5 Y: u( t4 r2 G% z! t8 c" O You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
7 s% w* L+ q) i 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
$ W6 ?( n i+ o# zthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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$ P, e7 r1 e* T* g, `+ K- tThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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lawyer.
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6 v# e! ?! z/ Y+ L& lNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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( o! o4 l+ Q" p( |# Z3 JHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with* `% @( W% N- L0 a& t+ c
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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' K2 {! i" b4 d% q, ]The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all. @1 [8 E- Q9 E+ N0 Y4 [6 B
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
! X- h- k4 l) x4 R* C' Cthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
4 ]$ i/ K% f6 ]$ G; r% fof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ e8 S/ g: B5 S. q% N& C! {! ~
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right: a7 M$ {% W, x. s! d6 [
back to sleep. / T% x+ s( e( S8 `; B
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 Y0 a" k1 J* q, @/ `( b
wakes the newfie up and asks, # y$ l6 R& a- k ~4 ?# m
: _ |6 w8 j2 Q5 j/ Y5 |'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and: J9 y6 `! R7 ]; U6 \1 w# k
comes down with four?'
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7 u2 [/ |) d+ u* y6 a" TThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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