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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
6 M" w% x3 a/ X3 Xthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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' U; S& l9 N4 Q, N4 F# b8 U! @ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
) O" x3 \' \5 I4 V3 D3 r! I he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
9 `$ Z% s* D" j6 y- N* p1 Q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- u! Q% J! s3 q8 B* u$ R8 n, H
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
]% H) p7 m7 O! c/ [you pay me only $5.
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8 f+ I; l2 i; ]* m, Q j You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ {6 T; z5 B9 h# g1 m
will pay you $500. 3 l4 C. {. S# c& e5 h3 F* r# v& a
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! O3 { B/ B+ I3 z
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. + b4 N/ f. C$ u2 F$ r+ J# ~; D
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
- s5 s9 d: m& Kthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' " x% b" S/ Y" Z& w/ w
( R6 @$ Z) `; {( X0 ZThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his7 D* P: d: F$ ?7 I5 N# i7 P
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.) Z& B" n& y0 N9 B( ~9 C) ?
5 z' `1 u! @- E+ o4 F' A; T6 XHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with' p& W2 z4 ], W
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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- Q2 h% W9 L2 P" E1 j j4 N$ kThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
: |4 u K6 ? ?7 R: u6 F0 P4 @references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all. ~2 s& J% |2 ]5 m
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
! o3 x: F9 u5 J3 {' jof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
j, k, ^- B$ E8 F- a5 n2 ehands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
& b6 |( j! r3 O; Gback to sleep. . {+ x+ D4 j. V$ M2 O% z
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
7 P/ f! j, k5 _1 ewakes the newfie up and asks, / O0 {% S5 l0 k+ Z% l0 F4 y
6 W0 s/ t1 W! V% W'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 n6 u/ y: t4 Q5 Y3 \8 {
comes down with four?'
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8 x [; u) _! W8 HThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
4 h$ N; K) L/ X! Q: b/ qand goes back to sleep.4 U* o& s' V( o
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