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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so7 u3 U9 g' w8 d. h; d
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 U1 K) C: m; C9 Y$ V lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
: p* o. n& s7 g1 T( Oask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,- `9 P7 b' z1 e6 w$ _! H
you pay me only $5. ) E F j# O8 L) a4 M) a
! G- ^7 g1 U& X You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 u) v% \3 O- a5 n
will pay you $500. / E8 m' z, |+ L" L
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! b- I' Y9 M' v; l7 n6 w
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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! o7 m! ^6 c, D9 iThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 N: R8 |* \' U9 T
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the5 f; D6 B: Y! ?9 c7 B; s5 p' w0 ?
lawyer. ; R- @$ u( I4 s- ^
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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- m8 Q% ^% G# D
three legs, and comes down with four?' 3 ?3 G8 f6 j3 [. Q1 I: X8 R" v
- X0 f6 O$ s6 ~- S" |The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all8 N5 {3 \+ G* v
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all+ k' T5 _. z, z! W
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
: r4 \/ I1 c5 {, x q1 _* g/ d: bof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; U9 Q4 y9 A) G$ [* khands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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/ d) p3 g7 a- gThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He1 z3 s/ H1 |$ N+ `5 f
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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6 E( N6 q/ `8 X0 N7 g! ~- R'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and7 D( [' D7 p8 B& a
comes down with four?' 4 C# b7 K% H* E' }' @; E, k
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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