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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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* [7 l9 b3 c, J$ B) L& pthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if8 |6 Z3 C$ A! I. P8 U! i
the newfie would like to play a fun game. * h) B+ p$ B4 E
% {1 b" t& @# D: k( h( L9 p, Q The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so( p4 M: V" a4 I: a# b5 X
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
6 Y, M. R: Z& Y0 H3 W7 M5 ~& H lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I$ t/ t( w- D. N6 c9 n& Z
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,& \; P' M7 f: P. [5 O3 h
you pay me only $5. & Q6 i- X7 C+ k. T6 H3 }+ y9 I# C' N
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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, S' v( e4 W3 L s This catches the newfie's attention and to keep& _; K$ e" d# M2 H. M( ~
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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/ D. [ P1 Z8 y8 ` a# T; P$ kThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
; ~7 ?2 C) O! }* c: K+ Qthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , N3 i- |" S0 [- T4 l$ U. C7 u
- o" U U, o6 X( hThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
0 m$ N" K% O# o( bpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the6 z6 h& c) L1 s5 g4 I" R6 y
lawyer. 3 ^1 g0 `; a5 O' V+ K
4 {( c$ }; f( JNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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9 q8 n9 Q2 j( x" Q; `% M, s' fHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
" `9 w3 M5 y( ^- d9 |three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
2 P. i! \- l: K/ `4 Breferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 d, O, G1 s& H! d
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
2 q- J. n! c. F! eof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and4 \6 h+ h- A/ p+ g p8 d% Z
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right3 d2 ~/ ^, S5 f O$ Q" P
back to sleep.
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d6 |+ ]: {" ]. C# b+ H, JThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 n3 |/ M& p; B6 K8 q5 e
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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5 G& J& D( B- c+ zThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# a& e. B ~0 f5 t( B7 b' S4 Z
and goes back to sleep.( H8 S; H8 |' P% d
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