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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% Q' G4 C" t* b* S$ v
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
# d/ T% F- ~/ r! ? he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 J2 R! b$ N+ d2 ]. \ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
: ~6 o, M. Z& t; Y/ x' eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! f% ~' y7 t# ^+ F! x9 r1 S
you pay me only $5.
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' b; U, q# R" E+ C) n: m, L) @ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ Z5 i- F' K4 w" b
will pay you $500. 3 j0 P8 r" m) o0 S
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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% t; e# }& [4 l1 p2 ~+ B2 r# \) jThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
7 [; \" [! e! J7 ethe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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1 M) C2 i! O( E: O/ m$ ]! \ EThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
' K+ x5 @2 i1 O+ K, ~! d3 |( [+ G4 xpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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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: L% ^, K% ~; B# o# [& u
three legs, and comes down with four?' $ J9 B6 a: x* k& [5 T6 y) H# W% O
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
8 Q2 ^7 C& O5 K* t5 ^& ^of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
* Z6 h+ F, i& R, j) Hhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ r1 \5 S8 ~* x4 U# T
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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3 S, z( z$ R( I1 K7 B1 x- I'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% g" Z# v$ c2 L
comes down with four?' 3 L& n8 Q6 S/ h( p9 v
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 g) ?5 i5 ?) c1 R
and goes back to sleep./ L) d, K% c/ B) M) V6 O% V( j! B: f
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