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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
& Y" E& W2 k+ wthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ' g; W0 O! M, ?7 ^4 o5 r9 ~5 M
% ^ z4 r- q& r. G The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so1 A% [1 M" X8 H: o
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
, H2 N1 ~, e) L lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I y- Y, f" Q3 `" R& w9 L
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,2 F4 Y( e2 l! e+ P4 Y
you pay me only $5. ) l% e3 @; _' L8 W- B
! E( t* C7 g, j' X You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
D5 a9 ?4 ]2 C K6 s. j0 X, Q8 _ will pay you $500. 0 X4 M8 w# w5 e& n/ ^: Z" q
1 e! a: I& F: u" A This catches the newfie's attention and to keep, y* h: L7 ?, C8 X% g8 O! `
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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% v+ o B1 w5 `( b- `1 }The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
+ @) D4 H! `* [ m! `$ t+ N0 l+ ythe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' " z7 k* H7 f! q4 u
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! Y T2 |8 H7 D; S$ p4 X" Gpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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9 `% Y6 S N1 U& _% P2 ZNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. w' t* g$ M- s0 a
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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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
: S/ [* A( A& ?8 ^of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and5 `. y6 ]/ [; F c, Q1 v1 J
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 i& }8 h0 Q O8 J6 Y+ Z! ` @1 V
back to sleep. C }* b: B, e- n/ l
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
: H1 q. v! {; Uwakes the newfie up and asks,
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" v, f7 z- ]; _( G'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
$ |/ Y3 C$ m6 _: i/ {comes down with four?' ; y3 q7 A; A! Y& Z. F* j/ Q! E
; i1 p. A5 v/ v, M# W- }2 u2 bThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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