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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+ I, |; P5 G5 ]
the newfie would like to play a fun game. T0 g% V+ T& v$ w: k, V6 ]
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
+ Q$ L( G1 A/ T F2 vask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 g: S9 t, _% B, o: |6 vyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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5 ]$ @+ Y7 o; t0 ]$ c This catches the newfie's attention and to keep: b8 C |- @" t$ ~/ q/ j& W1 k
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. - {, ?' Q& u2 S1 b2 f# r
3 D% b7 O- ]% r) d/ j* i; FThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ J6 F: d8 L( v, _2 O# U: Y
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ; y O$ B6 @6 m
) j! b0 O) {* PThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. ^1 S0 a1 Y2 H+ x, z
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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6 d, J% C8 n& a$ J8 X- T# sNow, it's the newfie's turn., o( g: ~& J, f: K* l1 H
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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) q2 t" Y% V. m3 R3 r* i, F
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
1 `) V9 h& L4 ?3 H) rthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
5 R F& Z/ C& i% ~0 pof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
1 F" [; e" C2 o7 qhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right' w0 G' o$ {( H3 Q1 \% R4 S
back to sleep. ' O3 ]- E+ A$ \! F/ P
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He) r; L1 W1 A f( c) \
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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' r) P5 c0 y8 K3 p2 v'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and7 k( l& }5 T, j7 @* ?& _2 c
comes down with four?'
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# U2 n5 h* _% T3 c$ Y8 IThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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