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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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2 d5 v( p1 o( sthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if8 f1 t' j: x3 w7 X# j
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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9 j6 b/ Y& \- u' p* o, B' r4 r The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
$ o! v& i! }! d7 l4 _0 |# O$ } he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The. E- R! x; u; j r& M0 I; N ^( }6 ]; ^
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I: _+ `/ @/ r* _3 Q1 L c7 h
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
) F8 {* W% _& n) \3 N4 Z& Xyou pay me only $5. * z/ t, M0 q0 }# p) @
3 ~4 E5 Y' d, Q) f& U! ~ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
+ J2 o/ f8 n- n H9 _9 I7 C will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's/ n# e' m3 e2 g" I; Z, m5 g9 l6 G
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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9 R6 m4 G- E& ]% R+ c) P7 ^5 RThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
% @8 E: T' h/ e2 i" N$ T+ Dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the0 r8 g1 D7 J# l2 Y0 E% x3 k
lawyer. * k; c0 Q x8 I! p/ x2 a/ U+ ]
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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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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
1 e; M# o6 y2 ^& L- U" m" j6 Yof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
$ H! `5 C' }# b9 P9 t! V4 Whands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right D, t3 q& g ?/ u
back to sleep. & }; {: i4 L5 W4 e; x# E I
G5 M8 s- Z1 {5 x" Y- }1 s2 CThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He. d( \) O: p M4 m' S
wakes the newfie up and asks, ! e( b/ ^0 Z2 r/ I! k
, F" w5 R3 ]3 e$ C'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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