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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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) a8 V; E3 H2 Y3 B b, Sthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
, x! V2 Q( D3 e8 _( p0 Rthe newfie would like to play a fun game. , I, a6 x* O( c& J; Q3 w a) p; t
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" @' {* g a( w8 r) y! o- G he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
7 l+ D$ c7 f* r6 _/ F: E) p lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 J7 |& H5 V) C; i4 gask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,- l' t; E3 q: Y. D# z& x4 W
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep2 T3 t; L/ [1 H4 E9 L- @6 b
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 9 j. F ?' W8 _* M* ^$ {, k0 {. ^$ }
# C( \7 O8 R, D% G3 ] y- PThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's/ r2 r) l# m) c* }* ~
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' - w1 F+ }1 S6 o- N7 I1 t+ n
2 w' B5 W* i8 ?5 ~+ G% `2 P* I9 V- |The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, C# h: R4 f; J* P7 Q
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.9 ^: i4 U1 A% I+ |
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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 all: C4 x2 A7 w0 q
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all/ h1 r" Y* b% {& `* m, R
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour& K! \8 M* z4 y8 `! x7 d5 I
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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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 and. T- k8 t: ~2 {+ E
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $53 g! \& ^( E7 ]4 ~! q
and goes back to sleep. e' g, g' I4 C9 r# {7 U9 k: Y8 k2 N
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