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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) p/ ?( L9 m. b- }* q! ~
the newfie would like to play a fun game. - j/ \( c+ @7 L( u+ v: K# ]3 a9 v
" M) H: {9 a' ~2 k; ]' I The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
' H6 T, ^5 h, n& o he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
$ R' N9 k+ m$ [. W/ M3 d lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- W6 ]5 P5 w/ E+ K
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
# e( D( F, D' D9 gyou pay me only $5. 2 k! k, d2 H N2 S9 i. d- [
" o$ ]/ \- X8 F' ]6 j# M& c# p You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 L, [. P& Z; R
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
) [# ?0 B2 v* X6 b+ Rthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. * x% n- v2 S, g6 I+ g) G
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's) W+ i/ T* s1 ?: c
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' % U [ h8 H* _' l
7 {* P1 M4 v/ G% s$ E& M6 fThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
" h9 ]# R$ z% Y" o/ E7 Opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the8 z7 i2 f1 P% w+ r
lawyer. , |0 S `/ t" r: R4 B6 f
2 ?! ~0 ?5 n/ G2 t4 b( S \+ eNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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5 m6 `% g! o1 `He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with1 T5 i6 t8 X' Q r0 z- i
three legs, and comes down with four?' . S8 R/ O e* o$ {5 ~4 I
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all2 Z2 l9 E3 u- w: ~9 A# O8 p
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all$ |# V, P) A3 L
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour6 O: E& a& D; |8 ~3 x
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# H% b6 z/ J. a( K' thands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He' t4 {' S+ G, |9 p) Q; k; u- V* c6 o
wakes the newfie up and asks, ; |$ ]* G: d4 m$ K$ P( v
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and7 z7 t2 N) E) N4 c' u
comes down with four?' 8 U, J( U3 z; f) _
/ S, A. E; O& R) k* ~# KThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5% @, i' ?1 J* m2 }$ d! Q+ z5 D
and goes back to sleep.
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