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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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* ~) t# D3 N4 A+ Y6 Hthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
/ F9 s! q7 N4 y, c1 Hthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ( }7 C5 T5 n" b3 N8 y
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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, p: N: x" q2 u( u# m lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I6 G8 J7 S- x$ y; g% E* A* a1 v
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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1 E1 T# W7 Z; P# p( A You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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7 S& f* r9 y0 n! R& S This catches the newfie's attention and to keep# {' {4 }9 [9 x9 W
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
; U7 y) f5 i- fthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
4 X9 p3 u* B0 X- lpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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! B8 ^) |6 d! ]' @Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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9 I$ S: E0 J. QHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with4 X6 y. p$ s% W6 E
three legs, and comes down with four?' - Y/ v- l4 X6 n' M0 ?
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all. T+ l1 i" G, N0 H2 U
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all% o+ a1 g( v" M8 F, r: z
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour2 H! M$ v; g$ k) M+ v6 L2 @
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and. H. \8 q) S3 X K( H
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right: |& ~- X$ P3 L2 }* y
back to sleep. - y+ H& N+ z, L, E2 D% c
' l( ^1 ^" {) h3 i7 HThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He! ]8 L( ?; }8 J* a$ z4 r6 o
wakes the newfie up and asks, 7 @( }% A4 _; t+ S: K" y. X5 o
1 {" r5 ^- M; G9 s'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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