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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
! o e8 ?6 G7 l0 Xthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 N8 X; L# S7 Q' A; f- w5 q4 t
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so1 }1 Y( k6 V8 _+ N6 z! b
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
7 U/ L& a) R1 y' Z lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I9 _0 G0 O. a- Y1 k: ?! t
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 t$ M, T6 b5 o$ @7 Lyou pay me only $5. 9 n0 D6 e+ n" Q& o) W
4 ~" H3 C& N* L0 ~/ \: z3 p+ s5 ]/ T You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I' l& |* s( f! l3 t; W) |9 X1 S/ j
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep3 V: f: ^# i# v( B3 E
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. * Z; B+ q5 [4 X9 c7 M" F
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's4 G% [5 w2 Y3 q7 Q3 x2 r! m
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' . Q3 \, T |) p) s9 ^3 S
* v8 ?; ~* P7 u8 `The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his) f ~! w" ~: |6 J) Z
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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( V* D7 x$ m! ]& ]# C1 PNow, it's the newfie's turn.4 @/ S/ G; `$ v5 R+ ]# {
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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& K9 O$ ~: v' W3 V* g/ K. OThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
8 Q3 p1 @3 ?* i* Treferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all9 n7 H& M7 P* { `% ]. l% ]: H
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right* i8 ~- c; i$ e9 ?' @, ^
back to sleep. + ^1 d7 L8 c5 o' J
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 ]# l+ S1 Q/ h' ?: ]5 q3 T( W
wakes the newfie up and asks, & ~! S* W; R8 O7 F$ N
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'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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