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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
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& {4 t' v0 Q- H5 O The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so8 i6 N% o8 D% ?1 x
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The7 s$ Y3 S6 q/ K
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I, x( ]# ?. ?1 Z. {1 T4 ]
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# O5 q7 f' o& I/ h- M7 {% k
you pay me only $5. ' Y, L8 H- V m4 h g5 z
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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( Q& A+ k7 s( V! o This catches the newfie's attention and to keep# v6 A4 ?' g; f" }" \# I
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 8 u0 f/ ]* I: T3 I# C: M1 o' j; V
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's- `% q: a7 z% C+ R' U+ w9 w0 ~
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' & M4 p7 \9 R2 A0 t, }0 {8 E" O
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
/ q. N$ C% V5 epocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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) W u9 I1 z( B2 H- X7 x- U6 BNow, it's the newfie's turn.3 P3 n% {1 z) n1 w
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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 all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He3 {1 i5 r4 _' [9 L8 f2 a- x$ }1 [
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and4 K8 v i4 C& m S! x E0 y- p
comes down with four?' % Y" I2 k4 P3 N( z. r! X
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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