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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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9 n- b& t4 B0 W4 G8 Pthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if; v) Z8 K8 i( b! I7 O
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 4 T4 b! b9 ]/ C0 s: }
8 x* s G/ v2 z( y* p The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
& q8 }: s, E2 I t he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The% V) ~# Q( ^2 _ ~4 h0 a
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 M, D1 ]/ W0 Q8 P3 j5 Q* a% Task you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
9 U/ ^ W2 I7 O0 Jyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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9 R) [5 c) e P( t6 L% O, N This catches the newfie's attention and to keep: T. ]- k3 l7 |# L) M! I% Y* B
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
) E2 T) v+ o: ]" Ithe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 5 @6 a6 f0 }/ @; H _
- h6 H0 u( K1 L7 K/ Q LThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his2 z4 Z3 j7 ^3 J) |, z+ N
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the. R0 ]! q8 k; P! H% d/ A3 M
lawyer.
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, n- }; J6 c. t6 U6 PNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with) ]4 I* e/ }4 r$ k* U% m- J* C
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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/ P, K; S1 Q2 U9 N' `7 |) Gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 b, m$ C0 u! B: Z: k/ J& k8 Z
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: U: ?2 N- i& ]! h& G9 c3 p Ehands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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. p1 l7 H( L! f. q/ U+ `The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
& W7 ]# w7 C3 v- d. V) O' {& v Kwakes the newfie up and asks, ( j- S, g) [8 G6 x9 l
5 v7 U5 S( l) G$ }'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
# s9 `2 v8 D( i# Tcomes down with four?'
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' j" z# I: [7 ?3 h2 b4 QThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ J: l6 Q/ x& y" J/ x# P6 V
and goes back to sleep.
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