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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
* R+ z9 D3 T, `8 }: N6 Ythe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I9 g9 r( d/ o9 q5 D& v
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's7 u" {) [/ \% B1 J( p+ d4 L' C
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 5 h; u. f# y+ c) x7 Z: x
* Z; D* U: n) {$ y: X' z( pThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) D% q" `7 L6 z0 B3 D7 npocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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& O: a0 v* h: D9 K/ }* i( R3 bNow, it's the newfie's turn.) I, S. j" ^8 N1 K; q
. G6 i7 O$ }2 WHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with$ d& _+ K; M1 c9 O! n2 n, t% s
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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* {/ v. m! e6 a9 r+ P, e+ s* fThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all& W- d9 f6 d5 T9 V+ r2 u" H
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all9 ~$ r. C! U, ]
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour2 q, d9 u' s# D- J2 N
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and$ G4 W9 C& |2 o1 w: S3 h6 w
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right, ]3 ?+ D: z: C% I- ?
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 P% ^2 |1 f1 k1 n: m
comes down with four?' - z, ^2 { g. e, [' \2 c' T
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 T$ e9 j) D; A% f! M
and goes back to sleep.: T4 {6 N5 i/ L) E5 Z) t8 W' D
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