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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! P5 O( z j3 F5 U3 m: p
the newfie would like to play a fun game. - U) B1 D8 p) p0 K/ f0 d
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
4 C% ^3 W1 w. l, u6 ~ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
3 U3 m; R$ C0 ~0 r+ w5 y5 F lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 H9 K0 V' _5 M/ ?1 M& H' pask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
8 y9 c. X+ h6 a% t( s5 e3 ^you pay me only $5.
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, f% M& m" ^" t' ]) X' ? You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
; j8 Q4 J, x1 ?- T will pay you $500. $ D& M+ g* J X" U+ N2 u; y$ U
0 ]) t; k7 y% S9 T, L% B7 }% n- ` This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
1 a# X6 j" B, d. c; L# H) l1 Fthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 H; D- N) e4 s; z; s* f
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 b/ v7 o; f6 _3 L* U
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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1 d# r8 X: U. A6 N6 ^' Z5 L/ d* yThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 s& n( g3 a% S9 f; K# _: U
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the7 G# l& q+ c( {5 J. s$ g8 i
lawyer. 4 ~' s, l; l! ^ e
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.8 b; \/ M, t3 @( G; O. z# J
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with$ {) z6 R% d! v+ P7 h) _! |( l2 {1 k6 O! n
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
7 L2 t0 T4 Y; f5 j! W! Freferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) Z g# J' V" dthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour0 v8 h3 |: F1 [. A9 I {( {
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
! n/ |8 Q9 x6 B5 U, h$ khands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right C- T% d1 L+ R, B2 N& e
back to sleep.
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7 h) R% `2 ?; K+ G4 QThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
7 t4 V8 f2 ^* G. lwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 J4 s! w+ A/ a3 Y' m7 Q Z; l5 k
comes down with four?' * A4 w: v, O6 R0 f1 s `# q' ^9 @
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5$ _* I& i0 z+ N( z I; g
and goes back to sleep.7 s, P# m+ L0 ]) c
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