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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
! m- `0 t3 w9 |0 t5 l- mthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ( V3 r b! w1 l# f
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
7 T& S6 S# w3 m: I! k) O he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
. J8 I% C3 [% k lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
) }7 l3 ]- N& `8 a3 Iask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, n+ k$ t& m0 Z) G
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I1 o/ z+ F) a% f' Q6 N; n' M; r
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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1 c# C' ]1 G3 U9 C2 H2 g( h- uThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
% ~* o: k4 b0 m2 c+ t0 h' w hthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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; N% b( f2 r/ n$ EThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his* S0 [' N- W) \3 [' }1 [4 B
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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& Z0 m( ?3 Y# J1 I+ c5 h' {Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with4 D' x3 s- [6 P6 N
three legs, and comes down with four?' ( |/ Q2 _* N8 M a1 q
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
" j) Q8 Z5 R& I$ Kreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
* [; P) r& W3 [/ O/ xthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour6 Q1 v. U. {! ~: H
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; S j* M! ]/ Thands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
7 h" Z# V* R+ iback to sleep. 4 m2 Y: E7 n1 X' H( ]- ~& k2 q
6 ~( J% O) i P" L8 v9 b. I% yThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
0 p: U \& i% T) xwakes the newfie up and asks,
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7 S, @; P9 Y& |0 j4 l- z'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
: G# q3 b0 q7 T+ X2 N. O) wcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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