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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 V( t0 K' L$ y) J$ K( e- jthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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3 N( ]: u' C4 H7 z5 R3 z; X The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so K) w. i) _: _! M
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The7 y, q$ f6 _) L" V$ @1 Q
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I0 _: ~; q, e' P; C/ D- ^2 j2 G- \9 g3 }
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
# P( b2 J+ o- ?: q8 _% V0 ?you pay me only $5.
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" k# c8 @$ F( V, p& L! B You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 Z; F) L' e# s% z: `2 n
will pay you $500. , `1 C& z" {$ \; Q" k
6 z# _3 @8 c6 P' ?0 r" J This catches the newfie's attention and to keep2 i ?. s5 {; ^& S
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ; [; J/ X) `7 u
; E( E# A& Y2 }0 D0 iThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
6 i$ ]) ]8 L" G- {0 V& ythe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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9 l" ^/ \# G Z0 a' }3 i: Q* CThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his! B# k# T2 U h7 H9 z% v3 E
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the* Z; v5 z' [; X( x
lawyer.
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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
' S$ W! }- i! @1 U1 \, Y# vthree legs, and comes down with four?' 2 B/ [9 ~% l6 y: b
8 u3 ^' P0 ]( Q9 e$ u' J5 eThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, \) ?7 V7 P5 d5 o8 H) B7 g& y8 v5 M* [references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all4 h/ z$ ]3 w9 }6 q4 h, J% K
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour6 h$ ]) A, L' g0 E6 V
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and9 ^( p$ |; { {' B! u) n' [% [5 X
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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" F7 ?; i) O3 N+ y* o% hThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" L0 f. i" u5 t: M. i
wakes the newfie up and asks, - y0 X( D2 Z, d0 L* ^# n e
3 N8 M7 Z, h! }: U'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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% |4 B+ g% S7 J& ~6 i) lThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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