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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
( V7 {1 [ b& {. ^! X- e7 \. z3 Vthe newfie would like to play a fun game. " }8 D( z& V5 R4 Q0 a. o0 V" s# ?
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so( J/ W1 q( a$ X
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
8 Z% Y5 }) `( p h# [ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
P% p* p7 J% L5 F1 A& T" pask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
, F; s8 G U- |4 \8 f+ ]7 l2 oyou pay me only $5. 0 p# y1 D6 V9 R; Y7 d# a, p% v
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep6 F/ q1 o' g4 _1 w3 u; I
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 2 n7 H: y7 J1 t8 Z. I/ M6 X8 C
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
, N( q5 D1 j/ fthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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. s/ d6 |4 ^6 D3 I. Y$ sThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his1 Z6 n+ {( d9 x8 D; L$ h
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the5 _9 P& T7 e5 W4 {5 _
lawyer. 2 c; n# }8 S2 W, _- ^ F
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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- o3 R6 b4 ?4 |! K
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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+ w! C6 `- R- |, L( I [& U% \The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all+ M$ ?6 z$ W; l# q" I' l8 S1 x
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
& _! Y! c u8 J; Lthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour# K" w6 F3 H0 X5 S$ W, K
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and9 _1 W6 f' ?( L( m) P G% i
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right: _: } L, x5 v! ~
back to sleep.
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3 j- O( Y# }3 l. ?, aThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
t- |. {3 ^6 B* N4 fwakes the newfie up and asks, 1 c0 Q Z( a; K
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% M3 @: {* A# H% e B$ ~
comes down with four?' / c. ~, K2 N/ b/ f) T
% D4 w: w* K" }! BThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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