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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 if0 t9 _3 _0 A/ Z) q
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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8 y& [* m3 L; d( [1 ^ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. N1 B4 Y: N( s$ D7 Q% _$ _5 y
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
; q6 ~8 d% n8 C) O lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I3 n& p/ j# Z) S. h0 U# m( \3 X
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
3 S% U8 b/ i* xyou pay me only $5. . W. n+ U, h% j% P5 h# y
/ O, g% r. z6 p7 u& d4 ~ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
4 n! x2 l) }' c1 z1 w will pay you $500.
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7 o( O/ \0 S, `, s7 D p This catches the newfie's attention and to keep7 |4 Q5 R, x$ k' M
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 3 [0 R1 i7 a' N* Z
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's8 I. l+ e8 `* w) u6 V$ N( b
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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7 P0 y" S6 [. \ I" SThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
* q' s' ?, `) l7 H1 K5 s4 Jpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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5 h+ q" G: t- LNow, it's the newfie's turn.) E W2 S; V4 w z: ^& z, }% {
$ }6 ^& A7 d5 q* X4 yHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
+ i" P i/ U4 ^& R2 F& nthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ ?3 M! q; Q2 n H% k% u& I8 U
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all& ~6 I, C9 @8 Z( v1 Q4 u
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
' v2 S" ^7 y/ Y; Y4 p3 S4 sof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and7 K1 s2 Z9 P& n& y
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right0 i2 d8 |, B) I* `; w/ i* R- \8 _# h1 R
back to sleep. . G' K( z7 M- G
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He: K2 G, l1 D+ t9 H) F" H& q
wakes the newfie up and asks, ! G/ g$ Y6 D3 F5 P( o, k7 ^
$ O+ B( A- W; C9 \# r8 {- f7 `'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and. r3 ]# `: i6 m# b& @: F
comes down with four?' ' B! u% C/ \' C1 f
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5( {; w; Z! P* h0 a
and goes back to sleep.
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