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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! w7 l4 I) K+ s! C
the newfie would like to play a fun game. : f# J. k% g+ W2 |6 t
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
3 N1 s4 ?' g( I+ Q5 |+ B he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The. ^% L1 G1 W- I$ B" p
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
8 v7 T4 i& q' z$ a: b) q& Nask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
# W& }7 D9 X0 kyou pay me only $5.
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1 [ a2 k$ F4 y+ a H You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
/ n# J: v, V5 k/ z$ V6 ~ will pay you $500.
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) o7 I7 v- f$ ]! c) x: [& n This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
4 ?- P7 @. [; w% m- `the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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8 h9 _, }& p! y: S# OThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
& f) n0 Q1 M e2 Q" Uthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 6 _, r/ x" {$ I& Y- D
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his$ d0 t& T6 M! j5 d
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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s3 M/ Y4 t$ _* z: i( YNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with, M$ K/ U0 k6 i- f# z) G
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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! y3 k6 t$ y' e3 SThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
; t2 N( v8 R( d& k Qreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all' E5 I' C( T4 p; i. O( F, w7 j t( Y
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" t) U& {2 e. X: G$ @6 q& Kof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
?: K" \7 i( F9 t N( ?hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right% s6 M0 T5 I% Q9 s- S, g
back to sleep.
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$ i b% E4 ^- {$ G3 |4 eThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& V8 l. y; U9 H! p& O
wakes the newfie up and asks, 0 `2 E7 G4 W4 l
( V' S# X9 O) g'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 \! x7 _) h! W5 w% h2 o3 }
comes down with four?' ; ~8 k) d1 v5 B% L o# ^6 p5 B H9 u
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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