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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 if5 I; c4 ?3 t1 ?% Q5 o
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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$ q2 Q* K; v" \8 B( P The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so! z, o; R; R4 Z+ w
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
8 o9 J) ~ R( f3 J. _7 _: Q$ w. h lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
8 O8 i! l4 P7 ?3 j: W9 A" xask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,2 \9 L: _) s$ b
you pay me only $5.
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8 O7 l; J. c8 \: ~' { You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I# @2 V3 N) x" C/ j( R
will pay you $500. / i5 g! y0 ]2 Q/ {! @& x. K1 [
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
4 ~8 G0 l0 f" e/ x. Uthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ; I% D; h' G/ B; x: K7 A
7 @" p0 A; L; H( ?; JThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% o4 r2 f. y- B, D
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 D9 a! h2 R* X. ]" K- |; C
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all7 Q U, E8 p' V4 d3 X6 e
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 {# e4 z s+ E+ d$ v1 X6 v0 Z; Bthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ }' O0 T9 P" ~4 |6 e2 r1 w
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
% {( f& l$ M5 ^ E7 ^hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right# M# \% _+ J6 _- d4 E+ N
back to sleep. ; O7 v r" k, u x% n% D' \
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" n; `; Q0 {& U! ?$ z
wakes the newfie up and asks, - @- ?0 g1 T; D4 [; q0 Y4 T
3 A& v5 S2 x$ F( b6 t'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' a, K/ P* e7 s! M; O! b
comes down with four?'
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' _6 g' X; j9 t$ O: s: _) p; }8 b: k mThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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