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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- [0 @7 j0 Z+ s3 c0 l/ S
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 3 O6 ~ P& h. `
& ]( i4 h! J; c3 E The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
, p w& }6 |" N5 o he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 @$ @5 w7 p" W" k8 W- C, L& ] lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I' {' p" B( c, ?$ A2 I9 k
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
' }5 k7 T) ~- _+ Z, }+ s. e/ Eyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep" A$ ^' `6 J" o1 g1 l
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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+ C& o4 P: c' J0 Y4 o# h$ GThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" `' v- P, o1 u' A4 F! V7 u3 E
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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! Y5 ^5 [' k+ l- l* }The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his' |, e6 ]8 V9 N4 z; Y
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; r9 u, V3 A# I6 w/ s& }
lawyer. 8 {5 C4 A$ D2 ^0 i/ K; A* l+ g/ |
0 f, D1 {8 N; t/ {/ cNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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' F) B( i- b( ?5 [$ l6 B) {; OHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all6 N/ _7 k+ M9 l# w2 \5 p+ D
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
0 {/ t4 r! S) x! i" fthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour' H, r; y. `# y- G/ m; ?7 ~
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# ^; W4 o& K! v. D& E0 T" p5 [
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
O1 Z6 c) _" {2 r+ z% j+ rwakes the newfie up and asks, - b* j( d0 ^$ R$ @, W* {3 _
7 I) m. ~3 `, y3 K. e- D'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% M6 e; |7 w8 s
and goes back to sleep.
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