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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 `/ W) C% e: @" n0 I; H1 Fthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so2 d$ Y) h# l; v; h% U; O; J
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The3 w* C) r v$ `" x/ |: b3 Y
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I$ [* G6 x) }5 N. _* @$ t' U
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,2 ]# {# H/ [- f4 w* {0 p6 F
you pay me only $5.
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1 a: r) c8 R+ R" ]% a( Z6 V$ R You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I. [2 n) |9 c: o9 e
will pay you $500. " }5 w% q2 }' c! I- i8 @
9 {5 S9 ]+ w4 i- z9 T5 K+ D2 J This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
" O) ]2 S1 N6 Z# L k+ Dthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. - e" Q2 p# z- R1 Q( ~/ Z5 o
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 W9 d3 R2 t6 X
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' - t" T2 t# \0 K) C+ {# k5 O8 g H
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his6 F, |6 f+ S- J
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.- L. f+ f: ~( C6 ~( `' ]
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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9 y4 g! t/ d7 B2 p' VThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 {/ l7 B* d4 T4 Nof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ {3 i0 j+ h* A' F2 \0 q4 }6 G6 `
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
7 k( k- O: Y4 [" y; M* Uwakes the newfie up and asks,
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* V* ?4 [5 T4 B9 B'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and& j% L Y a% \7 X" O" A7 Q
comes down with four?' ( y, D6 t; w2 W# r; H
: m6 w1 ?; G/ BThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 A1 o7 A% [7 R* C- Z
and goes back to sleep.
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