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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
* o) F% z' H- r& Xthe 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( i7 ]' }% n; C0 v
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,. q0 W z; Y- v# G V7 y2 j
you pay me only $5. ( {& a& H8 O6 J! P
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I6 o1 d* f c: f1 N
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. _, M0 T/ Y) S9 L {* \, a* R
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 6 W# f7 B. j' o) g7 H
' D: J* ^7 n. A2 O AThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his! l& b& V+ d9 R v" f' Q
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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* o$ b7 G$ a4 b% O7 `( W3 R9 x; xNow, it's the newfie's turn.1 ~ J2 t/ {, b4 E a7 [1 D
& x% [0 m/ Z- p" RHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with, x% j$ @) p8 t1 \) A5 y" P( E
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour+ |' }) y! i# E0 Z! F+ g
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and( _8 S6 t% n# V& I
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right6 W# F1 y, ~1 d1 y2 z+ I5 j( Y3 t- e$ ~& @
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He' P; J- U, W1 ~
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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: C; Z/ g! r5 t$ {5 Q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5/ \* c* s% [! _
and goes back to sleep.
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