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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
: u' q; J# Y( G$ Y- Uthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
3 K2 j6 \ s7 j4 ~ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
7 G! k8 }, Q9 i+ q s% E" C% @# w* M lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 r; U& g2 F' h8 X% A
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 C+ B, a7 q. e$ C8 d* a" Lyou pay me only $5. 8 F7 x1 N: @# x T3 l; h0 t% X
/ Q( W' y8 @2 e6 P! [( R0 z" j You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I0 S3 H$ V4 Y5 B/ j# z9 C% P
will pay you $500. 9 b2 T+ o% ~/ X9 b0 ?2 m5 Z/ j9 H
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
' Y3 q3 ~- P, b& D4 Tthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his* A7 U* I; D5 R4 T& Z, j
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the& T2 u& @7 D& [8 A
lawyer.
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2 J9 d" s3 h4 n% S, m: @" ~Now, it's the newfie's turn.! ~* T% ~5 f2 z% U7 \; s8 n, n
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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) Y7 o4 X5 x3 }- ?" I0 ?( ^The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
2 B5 p3 W3 B" O, Yreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all! ~( [3 N, E3 A
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
1 \1 X9 [/ y) H0 |# z% gof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ N2 f/ |& Z( R/ ?. Z0 ^ ]
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right% A: H( v( M; ?, H ~3 l( G
back to sleep. R8 @1 r. O" ]
1 N: P8 ]& x, o$ a; ^3 \' mThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He1 T3 G3 Y4 U; G
wakes the newfie up and asks, 9 `% L6 ^7 E2 ~0 I/ Q Y
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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 $5
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