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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 if9 P7 K1 P( p- E" P0 S8 T. C. V
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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( |: L, h1 @* E The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so8 J e; k5 p3 Z( @; L, `# y- f) A7 u5 c
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The, G' D" B; {6 |$ T
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I" g* u- C3 _. V8 h' J& I6 U7 }
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,7 e! [. \) d: O6 e' t7 r
you pay me only $5. 9 Z5 x, e' X. S: k" o/ K% u
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I0 ?! e$ [5 C) h4 f3 s
will pay you $500. 1 z; c7 \% F9 [: D; S
3 z% Z& p N8 u) U0 N3 S. f3 [ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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# M3 ]1 l. _0 ?The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's8 q, X3 z3 }/ C ^& i
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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1 ?- l% e& D- w8 _6 c# T. `The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
+ A3 w5 j* L) L. V( G6 n2 E lpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
+ S+ T d( _6 ~& \8 E% Hlawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
# Q+ o. Q: Q; N$ w8 Yreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; i9 Q3 d5 ?' ]the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
, W2 \, p: M" d& K4 U8 f# Pof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and0 j- F& _* ^ a" R; K
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He: }6 K5 i/ @( H J& h) B
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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0 f/ q! e+ z9 q6 M$ M8 B3 s'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and2 U8 T# h& W/ C9 p& Z7 @
comes down with four?' $ w; `/ p4 z. ]3 V
, F/ v1 }" p0 l7 f6 EThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5% ?/ b* x' B: ?' v
and goes back to sleep. O; M- {$ h, a7 n+ Q" j# ~
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