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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
9 q r% P V$ S; r" g. n m3 x, o" vthe newfie would like to play a fun game. " X2 z/ w1 ]+ j* |
' d. |8 x3 x9 v/ L! |: |% i1 N The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
5 {8 N, i4 v' ?; c7 M7 m/ [ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
( H7 [6 ]6 I! a' o& h- o: L* p lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I1 v t) u2 ` ^4 U1 j6 R7 G- x
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
0 \# {+ e0 G' n# n5 Lyou pay me only $5.
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0 h# g1 C& u- O" P You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I; Y" g* m2 _2 r2 b
will pay you $500. - B5 ?; y9 ~2 {( G
4 n2 a7 r8 e2 `9 d: m+ A3 P8 z1 ` This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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" Q5 w7 R' _9 T% D3 c Y) @The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's2 \/ u8 q; l; {3 J( F
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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& d4 \8 N/ y; G2 C% N# yThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 O# r9 E2 Y" B0 O" U) a
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the+ F! p8 C& y8 g! R6 P
lawyer. . T# ^$ B$ L/ _9 B6 w; S
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with+ `# M- W' E' Q* r7 Z5 ? M
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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8 Y& N: V9 J p! T: F; {5 `8 WThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all# v# C# i; f/ Z: c5 c, Q
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all% G( G, r5 u" L" c, X; Y5 k
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour! @! O( y( d3 Y& A+ N
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
& P0 e) V8 C5 V- hhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He A- n1 l1 b/ |# B& G
wakes the newfie up and asks, " D! v, z1 {+ R5 `- m
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 A& c# _1 ?( X! Z! b$ S
comes down with four?' 8 t7 d' z. [5 {7 V3 }! v
3 u# W* a3 N" {& ?) V( ~) `The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# [" D$ b/ ^( t7 t$ ]" t
and goes back to sleep." ~; o. S% g9 c
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