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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: P/ c/ w; ~ n9 J6 K) ?0 w/ |
the newfie would like to play a fun game. & X# z, t/ m) o" A2 z" r. f' _
& W* P0 Q# _ I b( ?" P The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
6 }! _, G+ y' M4 q he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
3 v8 H* S4 d& b5 |- i; {: q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
, F/ l& R2 j/ L4 S1 |5 i/ Z% nask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
. N1 P1 c! ?! _, ~: q$ Ayou pay me only $5. 8 {) A7 m5 b! C6 `' n
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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5 r( j, B) S4 `5 l4 f$ u6 s This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
1 G8 A7 o6 a- V0 W: Pthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. / }1 \0 h6 q8 V2 e Q! y
$ I% E/ b0 x* R8 G! T) d' kThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% T$ G6 A) i/ r8 a
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ' D2 u' R! i) S' B
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
/ D/ p; ?! i3 r* Q5 qpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn." A0 V5 w$ q3 u
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with2 Q4 u( x# i6 X2 J; Q# u
three legs, and comes down with four?' " L$ p3 e9 k2 q) `
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
& I0 T& m- z- E: R. D% Wreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all$ `2 x4 [* c, u7 }2 n2 \7 `
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour' U! s3 K* L% E2 ^* P
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and! T$ E( t5 r1 A7 B! b7 c
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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: f: N) Z9 {* ^" A* ?; Y8 F2 JThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He/ _( X* i6 {) w2 K4 T: {
wakes the newfie up and asks, . m0 D& q C5 m* ~2 S3 e5 `
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 j" h3 X1 N+ x* J) z# g# R4 j
comes down with four?' ! a( [3 B2 H; j3 X: F
0 o. M# q1 E/ TThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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