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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
+ ]1 {! x- Q$ Z. ?" R8 {9 n. othe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
- N' v) L' \ v( Y+ v6 K he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 a" Y! _+ |" B2 N% v
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" K' ?( Z* x! J% jask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
: Q: c4 |9 Z. {1 hyou pay me only $5. 2 p% P( l1 x, R, c. q
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& D k7 y8 e, F
will pay you $500.
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4 _' j+ v: ?$ |7 G' \/ A3 [ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
9 {" M3 Q; S, v9 ?4 Sthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" u7 r" M ^8 N$ ~) a5 [0 B$ J
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ( z' w; l$ m9 X- m0 o0 A$ D
+ H( a& Y" G# E' g1 M7 SThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his- m; e' \3 a o
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the5 ~, Z7 M& q# f( k$ L% r
lawyer.
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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
2 B% v$ P4 `# y$ {. w9 Sthree legs, and comes down with four?' - U$ l* D7 ~6 G- h2 J7 ]$ e
/ X o+ z% L" m( @( T9 ? c7 M0 O9 }The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all9 l/ S; E$ Q2 A( F. P3 b
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
! _+ D; S, c8 K5 W4 L" X. d9 cthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
2 n2 x# H3 t L) y! J4 J) Y. T5 nof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
, r6 s8 d' N1 c! \hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right% _( ~, x ~: M4 K! q% { D( B ~& i7 A
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He v& L6 @( y: I
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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4 @7 t9 u8 G& k: ~'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and k7 b2 N. S1 C/ r
comes down with four?' 4 U @7 }, I+ U
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 b% G% P- j( q- {4 `2 [
and goes back to sleep.8 M* t5 v: e! [3 V: n1 u
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