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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" y g% L( l Y5 f& E: H
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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d4 h G0 y; Q; r The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
n1 ~! s9 R3 t* `) d+ S9 \) q he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 |# I8 d' i$ q& o$ O) I
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# i/ r8 K ^* F' C4 o- lask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,7 u3 W& A" @5 d p7 X/ C
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I' d; d0 G# P" ?) l* q& _$ k
will pay you $500. , _; Z' b9 V- ~# U; ~* W
" Q8 y) n$ {# d8 |; L3 e0 M) Y! M' ` This catches the newfie's attention and to keep( E2 l P2 |8 h( K/ N
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. + G8 J" X- ?' H) j. B
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
+ a; M6 W# q& N; s, g( @. @the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 9 m( q# B0 u" [3 |. L/ ^6 v/ u) g0 x/ s7 w
9 Q+ s( @) _8 f# u0 LThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. p/ O/ w; Y0 l, p/ T
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the9 @* P' v# b% {6 z
lawyer.
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* m) b* y6 L- ^ U% [5 h# B, t% yNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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: f6 {# k( z; lHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
/ x: H1 G0 m( B# ithree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
$ H, U" R0 u2 H% b* z: B) A% B. j: ureferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; W8 M( p0 ~0 A4 a) E: ]. ]the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
, X# Y7 @. l0 m7 F7 xof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
% ?1 `# o! |! v1 w& t& A2 s' { ?/ n/ Mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right4 p" }3 T3 F! q" x1 q& ^; E# I3 m
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
7 K$ Y( J- `% K1 o' u1 }# Hwakes the newfie up and asks,
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, z U' o7 Y4 n$ P: K ~) M( f'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and4 N/ n5 e+ _' N5 |' \2 j
comes down with four?'
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6 I* s5 g- C2 B: d2 OThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" T' }( D) v* A( ~2 S9 {" B% k
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