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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 if' t. Q. O( f+ _4 @, m/ s5 l% C" Y
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% w* i! f k& [- x& Q h; |) R
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
$ D. {$ e" t# m lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
8 k1 W# D! j, Kask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
3 W3 K$ L, B* E# N/ F Gyou pay me only $5. 9 v2 }8 x' D N. Q2 t/ X
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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+ z( b# W C; ]7 o% zThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's4 [' Y. @* |2 w0 R- |! y5 M+ D' x
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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! ~* x/ p! l0 u& f: j/ gThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, l; W( b2 T2 s% k7 O6 Q
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.) I! f1 q) |* t4 B7 r9 J8 \
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 i! s7 M& f9 i0 T9 i5 B
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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3 b* y5 }; H2 h& n- i! hThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right4 I" ^' n2 E+ x; C; m o+ P
back to sleep. 4 U2 Q6 c; f2 ]4 ~' S, B- M* o
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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; Q' ~1 G) h: I' r8 @. ^( H'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- {; t+ n6 s1 y5 K T
comes down with four?' 0 l1 r9 W" ^8 W2 t9 D' M+ o1 Q
& r7 Q3 [# b7 Y& L4 H: [: pThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5 N" m- G7 N3 L+ U* U! D9 u# E
and goes back to sleep.* W+ x+ H$ J) E, Y1 }* X' x2 [
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