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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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+ X( d; C6 f" I. ] tthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if0 e) K0 E6 p* {. U G
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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! c; a! j& [9 y The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
% s* J n- f5 ^( y he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
8 ]1 V9 m2 X+ i( U _+ I% ~ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# f# L. F! c0 t. k" O3 j! Oask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, y& ~0 v. N2 h. N* _, ~
you pay me only $5. 8 R5 g$ G3 ~& b/ Z. C' V6 o
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
& g9 |' A0 S( ~& j! l8 y% q will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
, Z" m7 @: `& M% N/ C3 v! o% X4 Vthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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3 o/ v# B& ~' m4 R, l2 n4 bThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
! Q8 N$ w* B' [7 bthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
9 B5 f+ t' V( b8 N5 {pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the: ?7 S9 U Y& W9 ^/ c: W
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( u" q5 y3 R+ ^/ s
three legs, and comes down with four?' 2 d7 k# [' q1 K1 y# L, x$ a
5 w, H! B7 b( |9 i0 mThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
$ i& r. y7 ^# W" V$ ]0 W Ireferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 M$ O. h! J5 X/ y8 vthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
2 d/ E c( b+ Z- m( j! Dof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ A+ T8 J+ f: O; n: e( }7 `1 M% I
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ u- y% q; a! F" r$ p- w: W: l3 t
back to sleep. $ I* P% c2 e5 s: c) ~# I% h/ a
2 q& l+ S1 }8 v; V& u- ^7 QThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
. M$ z; B* N' C" J1 ^( a! Iwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and2 W7 l3 D: y' d0 ]$ k7 V5 b3 P
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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