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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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' h' o$ J' P2 H) j! C5 Zthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if/ Q5 O0 P+ D; n) R1 f
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" C+ ]5 |! a2 B- [% Y$ z
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
- R( Q8 W: ?. N lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
+ N3 c& I' a- Y$ U8 D7 Sask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
0 i1 f9 F4 q" n& m- m& @you pay me only $5. ) L3 d/ Y x$ m7 a4 L5 G/ @( {$ k
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ Y, d. V" i. _" w+ L! h
will pay you $500. ( J0 [" p1 t( a u( p1 G# r @$ ]/ ?# ~
/ T# Y" U1 P4 T% f' ` This catches the newfie's attention and to keep+ d5 R8 @" \. u( b5 G' x! f6 U ^
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's! L$ z0 g1 p1 }; Q+ l
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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" K9 F) C- l! B$ M' w BThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his/ Y6 L" }3 n" ?8 J0 k+ i" J
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the5 w# _& q5 d2 l- W
lawyer. 0 p7 ~, i, n4 }* }: W( |$ `
9 l" I5 C+ a1 U( Q% INow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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$ O" `. {: P8 Z; KThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all, s9 X9 Q' b1 d, Z5 u: g
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all- L+ B' t; p/ |: e
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour2 b& {) v+ h# G r8 W, M
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ e2 y- X `' g+ L- _
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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, [( A6 Y! Y" q: t9 sThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# ^* D$ n0 {" R9 ]( s s& H
wakes the newfie up and asks, 9 S3 x/ b! r# k9 @" B& q
% o# ]2 l- d1 n# {; n0 A'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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2 k0 _* c$ Z; V4 mThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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