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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
, s1 N% Z* e8 g& D6 r' I0 X& Mthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ' b5 |, d Y5 T
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so# p8 O8 \( B$ i& w
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! Q7 I# L( ?, H; t3 b1 Q
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I U! d, j* k" [; [ W- z
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,6 M( a: p; q3 E# \, c
you pay me only $5.
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- Q1 T: h: \; r3 d! g7 r( a" Q You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ k) x) d( M7 X7 C, D8 d
will pay you $500. 2 J( P8 Q! U* h( V
# S7 y4 N, _9 H- z This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
7 _ I% H6 }" N; Mthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 0 y" R: ` w! z; G- U/ r
4 _1 y0 Z% s( X% w6 x$ L8 e5 ^The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his4 w9 R( v' f6 T* ?' v. T* V, q
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.2 r; ?3 L( z# [9 K% K& C
2 `4 ~! v2 }! g; [0 kHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
0 N4 \, X! {: H2 Lthree legs, and comes down with four?' ! r$ y8 {% i6 v$ t
\+ z) a7 D9 \5 c! B6 f% f" ]The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
( j1 v0 {! F4 F3 w+ c; V" Lreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all5 J* W3 Y; K+ {
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" t: Z' @( r- L" q9 O8 g" c6 Q4 sof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
( [. s) m$ Q+ f e' w4 ~! Lhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 ?( c) f8 D, m- Z% s
back to sleep. / Q; `/ T. I9 Y. W0 T& I
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% Z6 n3 y$ e9 D1 n* \0 v* Y) c
wakes the newfie up and asks, ( `" F Q' R5 k4 U1 [
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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4 r) l! q3 R. _6 j: N6 xThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5/ f) x" u2 j' x0 k P) F
and goes back to sleep.: `) K) d) _6 X
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