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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* b3 i+ V. C, ~, e: q1 d1 Y
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 3 S; f8 H4 r8 t" P5 |- O
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
' K1 n2 e( I) l2 A! m he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The: Y# b2 R; o4 k% B+ h6 j1 R
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" l0 ~* X, T) [ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,. n0 F; x6 M0 q
you pay me only $5.
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5 G: V8 V. ~3 L" |3 ~ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
5 r; p; r! r/ n2 Q will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep, B5 L9 w+ w) S$ D9 Z- d6 J
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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' h/ L7 j" ^/ g, P3 |( ^+ WThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's2 }! u" Z' v9 \8 I8 L
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 E# t2 s; P) \$ H
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; j5 x% F5 Q$ O4 U6 \! W
lawyer. $ Z3 P$ ~6 s% i0 D+ p: O$ Q0 i$ k
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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! H8 B/ L4 Z$ P7 m, \% \9 \He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
/ J8 u8 W; j8 F Rreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
, R( b. q. F& o; @; G9 q" Z7 o qthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour& G$ @8 D% q; R+ {% T% m
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and+ T$ S" ]) [1 T
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ x5 }6 N# e5 @7 u
back to sleep. ( I/ G& U1 e- _( B* n1 i& m
; |% y$ }" U+ v- m$ r3 X* UThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
5 {6 I# r4 B/ S- E @2 c4 |wakes the newfie up and asks, ( Q) z% k( n @3 j) Q% O u& L, s
9 d; q6 I' Y4 b4 D- K'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% [$ \: `4 _- g: {5 h8 u
comes down with four?'
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9 e3 r# J0 j7 |( q( s/ F, nThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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