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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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7 t$ Q! _& T$ ^0 l7 S gthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
9 Q( e/ L/ v3 M( A) ` he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
- X I Y4 U" ^% _- |7 O lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
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you pay me only $5. ' Y# _/ l& }7 E' X8 k, i
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep+ J" o7 b$ a- C. o
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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? w6 f1 }6 U' BThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 ^9 d: I9 ]3 S! ^9 O: u* H
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 6 j1 q& {% r8 p2 m7 E
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% e r h) Z* s* g5 v8 _# L: G4 r
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 a( {/ J* W0 _$ k
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all* T1 @2 B1 a, o
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour5 \6 n. ?: y8 K0 ]# r7 M
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and6 \0 t* E9 ?% Y2 Y4 X
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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- U8 {" k X# ]$ k3 X' }1 V& e* GThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; d7 Y4 u, C1 r, W) I' f3 `" Iwakes the newfie up and asks, 9 g8 C4 g7 }* _" e" S
7 Y1 D, g; T& |7 z' ['Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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