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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& g$ S& J% |" i8 W8 v8 t
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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5 ~" H/ D$ `. m! d: `8 e The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so& P0 \' L a U: z9 V" x8 C
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
/ P f+ m( r. l) R! z lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 b+ f# N% x; W1 w# _ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,, T, L M1 b! R
you pay me only $5. - C" p( S2 |# Q
( V: r$ \( p. r& a6 i You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
. {) @6 R1 Q9 E- o" o; a4 C0 E will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
! [7 d# r0 U5 ?' e g3 p: Z5 ythe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ R4 r* Y1 d7 b `' @' Z; e' ?
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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5 {+ y* F3 S: `' }% HNow, it's the newfie's turn.$ ]8 d( Z6 E" v* m( X
5 q2 K/ I: }# V$ t' Y$ XHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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; N" K# D/ [1 W! f( N7 aThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
7 ]" ^, N+ ^2 q* Q! n, `references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
1 z6 v) w* W, n5 a4 C0 r7 z wthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour a" k: i* g, Y ^, A$ L/ e
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and) u% H" `, t1 k# R$ {4 P) Q
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 u U9 X: U9 A* l* z5 C+ E
back to sleep.
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' t: t1 w* }1 W7 M) o1 fThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
3 C1 J! x* F5 `; B$ v% mwakes the newfie up and asks, 1 h1 m- U5 r4 \
! W6 T1 ?; k( A'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% F% _+ n: x9 g, N. @; I$ o( T
comes down with four?'
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+ H \$ x$ l4 [) ^% B( qThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 q* M" `) D& T0 x1 k5 }
and goes back to sleep.1 T: W6 D. |' \) P+ m- m
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