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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
m- S7 O" p! \ J. ~the newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 r. C) ]* X+ q! \5 o+ M
3 N4 c) o! s% ?& L3 j0 j: {' V The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
7 Z# S* z- n$ U0 m/ C he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
8 C& d- w% b( k( ~2 |5 t lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- ?+ s( O8 g2 ~- G1 k
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,2 P: Q2 s7 k; R
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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6 @+ r" g: J% {4 t, M* t8 p5 ~ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep% y/ d1 T- K1 A5 J: Z8 s
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ; ^6 B2 n/ u f' p5 a$ J {
$ r- l' z! b0 m0 h/ @The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
1 q$ P+ U. n- f/ ?+ @# qthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' & w, H' I( |7 H
$ c2 h3 E) Q/ L- @The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his) v7 G9 k0 A" v6 b, I! N# N
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
( u* w7 l! S3 v. V2 O8 t* elawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn. R, h. r' e( v9 j& [
8 Z. P3 ~; G8 N) D# cHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all2 B9 }5 A9 p" I/ w6 ~
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all4 h& V3 s+ C6 O V& s) j1 O
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour1 h7 i- B; {& I! n0 n/ ^ N: ]. O
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and! K# V; v6 {/ Z# R; X5 R" z
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! m; }9 Z9 i8 J" _. U' d' P
back to sleep. ; s5 f' J/ u' w. W$ b
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
9 K, ]" N' z5 W! i' k# _wakes the newfie up and asks, 9 F. f( K# v' b) ?8 V
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 g- H. X. T/ x& e
comes down with four?'
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, Z7 Y7 y; V! R6 f1 u# uThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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