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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 if6 s; U: ?5 c; M% ^
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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6 I6 W+ @' K, Q$ L The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" R5 D0 U" |- k/ w he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
8 ~; }5 g0 E) q# V/ H# F- i lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# m6 N# z2 _; F+ @3 g3 pask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; z3 I8 y e6 h$ Vyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I4 a# |5 w. B! E4 d: I# `) {! W: i
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep% @" F4 k. f% a8 X4 S
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 b) ^, x) n) J8 v9 }
1 m5 t# \& `: D r- HThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's- s% Y0 m8 M$ Q$ d+ c. G m5 ?9 {
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his) S* y& T: J; q' B6 @( \4 @
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the: F$ C7 u4 f0 d$ p# G) O# v5 p
lawyer.
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: a' }) Q7 I7 ?* r3 dNow, it's the newfie's turn.1 ~2 v( Q8 Q2 M3 _0 v
7 J* D; K4 ^9 S! o" L; |0 W7 f' ZHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
_1 g: T! x4 J; m! g6 z0 |# [3 Cthree legs, and comes down with four?' 1 e% U. H* l. V, P) [9 \7 P
( r3 J0 A0 r# Z! x' ^# ?9 ~The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all0 L3 e6 f, _3 i4 Y! M k% t
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) a- n! H, A L1 _the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour2 o# N, @% c( L2 m6 M4 X# ?
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
9 z6 `, n: O' U9 ]hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& X( \3 Y, s% ~: v# n) I: x' Y
back to sleep.
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7 N- W* M) U% {The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 }" F( l+ c8 q5 U6 Q! L1 l
wakes the newfie up and asks, / A2 o5 s0 C# j) I4 S+ |8 W% I
9 {9 P! [# j- V7 t( Y- b4 Q7 p'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
6 Y& B- p6 e. O% {+ Lcomes down with four?' ( F' L; P; v7 @8 @- [0 q, a
! U7 o1 ?" g* ^/ q; H" ?/ JThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ D" m" i' e& k! p7 B. |* _! o
and goes back to sleep.) V9 v5 ~) M2 j J4 A) j' L( \
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