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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 if2 T. {3 H" @) k6 N/ Y1 T
the newfie would like to play a fun game. : r U2 Y' A9 n) J: L( Y# `
' i5 m4 ~- Q2 j. N5 I1 V) @ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
+ O& F) f' I9 U% p: P he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
' ?* R' U" h( l' V6 H, V) z8 D lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# S! J7 s* j) h+ W5 R% q4 I' W% M) Qask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,: W* C' @ ~- X, N2 P3 g
you pay me only $5. 1 P. w! M9 k- ~. E$ u" [
+ D# c: M. v0 Z# f6 C. l K You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
# ?: x) w* ?/ A- K" W9 W will pay you $500. & t9 O) @) @- D1 Q q2 Q' i
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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; G- C9 W1 s; o& @% _4 {" h. _# kThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's0 Z: }! i* G- X' i1 F% H. h
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' { Q+ n: F& o5 l& V
$ A& [ ]3 x! f P3 M& rThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
/ s/ J; z [% ?, v. gpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the# Y9 K0 k* P) \$ L
lawyer.
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- [3 w- E8 Z5 t) `) S: Q* d( iNow, it's the newfie's turn.! z2 [0 c( B$ y7 |, s
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all2 Z) g& Y& g! k$ k; A
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- `1 s( _% I# J& F; |; i3 k5 }the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
! e W3 O, C' Bof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
1 R: l1 f+ \ a) b; @" N9 whands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right6 i" w z+ Z, G. d( u% O
back to sleep.
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: Y6 R5 {1 T7 J+ A+ }The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
6 U8 e. u+ s, z0 b- J3 K4 n+ zwakes the newfie up and asks, / i% Q$ z# k0 s/ t4 O
# N0 c+ S, C) k% O( N" G'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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8 p0 f$ d9 g8 G( s" B+ G% K, eThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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