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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
/ L) M# t' v! Q# o6 Cthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
0 F- {1 |0 G+ N, B8 e; m9 s he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
! f6 X# y4 G( ] w/ H lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 ?" x+ P; o9 v' u! j6 F
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,7 V F# H* O" Q1 Z! _3 y4 `
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's4 W* M* k6 {3 G- z5 Y6 W4 F
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' + V8 c7 S* T0 j2 a
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his: J% x, d: @- w3 d% s
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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/ v+ t$ L* b( ~2 CNow, it's the newfie's turn.2 D2 `* X3 Q% f0 _
9 d" R, Y0 A, Q `# P0 t5 B, uHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with! B- U# [! Y* @9 L/ r" \
three legs, and comes down with four?' 0 }3 Y2 F) {! f
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all: ]/ f0 {, A8 y. N' f
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
7 T1 L# E/ i) d+ I& H# j* \the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
1 [+ P' {% `, O( Hof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: d5 `* y( {7 khands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
9 C" |' r y3 W" Wback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He! F% T% A' {7 W. U/ h/ Z
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and4 N1 I, Q) ^' |# U6 G
comes down with four?'
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. t, z# Z$ P$ L( I4 d0 [The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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