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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
5 F: X. B) t. \ Kthe newfie would like to play a fun game. # m. \. V' j/ M* o6 k$ c
# b; r s5 z1 k" p7 S |. F The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so/ M4 D% I/ S8 C; R8 g# v' l
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The, b# R: d0 j9 e% J
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
' M6 o! V# r7 Y9 J& A B' sask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ a( x6 G/ A# X) s- J" C }you pay me only $5. ; }/ q- ^$ l, ]4 l! |
s1 p) F" R V4 u' Z D+ c You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I; d" S* d2 N2 Q' U: j
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep& U$ N6 H( D! @ C4 h# T+ W
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 m! @- ?- ~- w; g% X( b' G7 N4 g1 u
7 p5 z3 B2 c4 DThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
, ?, t; [6 S9 X0 U4 Ythe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his* D1 A- q `# W! n" w5 D7 S
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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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# B0 f" Q1 g7 T7 F9 g
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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! a3 i8 m( i. `7 x: ~The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all. \# _. P( i2 E) _* D( G9 t
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all% ?, a* v5 f5 P U, @7 ]' j
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
2 }# }' q, S+ |& Dof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and* t- N; a$ f& F" q4 r
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! |( J2 l( I: c. Q& r/ H* {. \$ Q
back to sleep.
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. \. s( b& c0 t8 G" MThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
2 Z/ f# |; Z; F4 C7 c7 Hwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 } S* I7 f3 w7 l' Z. n! ~9 p
and goes back to sleep.
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