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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! ?2 d' W* h8 K2 w
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 7 X2 {- b! Y# a* g* w& H @' S
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so1 O% |8 v/ X# k
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The, V1 n# l# L0 @8 H0 O) X5 U: T+ ^
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
1 p7 F4 G3 z/ h9 `ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- E/ M L) p1 z$ E% b1 [you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
5 B3 O, s; g, B9 U" ?# V! T will pay you $500. " S# P' A' y4 l- f3 j
8 A$ T$ \; T' Z" m This catches the newfie's attention and to keep8 H3 }$ ~" N2 G- K0 ]& F6 |
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 8 h) g" n+ I( e' _/ r( t: I
6 o' Q% z$ _' [+ Y- P8 |4 n3 d- NThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's$ n* r4 v; X; u! V
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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* W# n+ A$ u1 x, y( C: L6 E& QThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his* L" B6 C9 M+ R( j+ \! h
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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4 j+ h4 u6 p( WNow, it's the newfie's turn./ t/ N. v- q( |' H- s+ a( E* z- Q
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with8 x$ O- B: P# y) b! ^
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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+ H, y* b4 e6 {7 {The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all9 C. P* T, R; N5 p5 }+ K
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all4 G2 r7 s6 d( c3 i6 o) E5 P
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
! H& Q/ d- P7 u% P! l; O: Fof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
3 ~5 e9 w1 `5 `0 a- ~hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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2 X0 Q8 Y0 U8 A, |0 }( |3 W2 yThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
$ r8 s5 Y1 d! l6 `: iwakes the newfie up and asks, ; v! L! Q K. {: J! A
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
$ Q6 y+ |" H" _6 C2 zcomes down with four?' 7 s7 L! @8 {' W5 e
# @$ Y# R1 l W1 R( ]3 BThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, X9 B5 d5 P, N ]7 P: a7 n: o9 w
and goes back to sleep.0 W- g8 S( m3 a( J
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