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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
2 ~* L$ ~2 G, i& m0 w0 jthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
1 }" A) R6 U3 X. ~5 V9 p5 J8 wask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 d1 H# |2 s% T# F
you pay me only $5. 1 l. x+ @, o* {$ X) I7 Y% o
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I* w7 [6 @' F9 |& q
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep1 L: p- c: _7 q
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ' ^1 P* o, @/ h4 [5 @8 ^% D+ U, N
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 D0 ?& g, n3 `" f- |+ ]the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' C. d$ A: V& P$ r
0 v$ r" L% m* ^7 N5 z# B6 uThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his# K: j$ K( ^2 { O6 c- |. u
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.6 R! h9 S4 q) F J3 v
) ^; C$ n* w6 PHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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, x* z' z+ N! k! MThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
# G6 ]9 p$ ?) _% s% [9 w. @: N Creferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
7 ?' `6 y, Z& \ {: D' {6 M' Dthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour# ^5 T3 ~, ]0 c: I
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
7 r' X7 T0 ?& H/ Ehands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
) t6 x6 }0 v* q: v( }; F- eback to sleep.
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6 E, w0 t$ B3 s6 i3 YThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 t; U" k E" X
wakes the newfie up and asks, + I; w8 b% N; @2 M0 g5 `0 Z; `) Z
: E3 Y; c0 y3 n; e* N$ H/ O'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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8 y- L- o) M0 u$ D1 F: e& ~The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
6 G/ N# ^3 E0 J5 n% F# band goes back to sleep.
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