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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' A j4 \# B% ?9 v3 L/ A# r
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 X. A* {* P" U- kask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 ?$ ]" |* O# v- \/ }4 D* B. T0 z' O
you pay me only $5. # f$ o! x Z# m7 m: L
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I" z/ k% ]! Z4 F$ ?6 d& m% X
will pay you $500. - b0 Z- X" a& R& s5 o$ V! R
7 S; Z, N* @3 O$ N: m3 n This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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* a$ [+ ~6 T. g2 hThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's( j+ O3 j" m1 f M, Z+ h# d! ~
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ' z( ]: `% x7 @
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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lawyer. . t' a2 J8 M) }8 Q0 g
. j3 }! E( O* INow, it's the newfie's turn.
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; M0 r% w7 {0 W8 W8 t. mHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with8 a+ Q% T' l4 @- R1 ?) q) h
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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& n- A4 f4 y8 [2 WThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 t: E/ }1 U5 O; y+ L; o
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
- J2 R5 |' ]# ~3 ~hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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. L7 u0 k8 `( h! p/ W& CThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He4 U7 K% a) ]$ Q: H- \6 ]
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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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $51 l3 t6 o- Z, N' r$ i9 q# U
and goes back to sleep.* k* `+ t2 i! C
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