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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' N6 F, {! G" T2 `1 ]& @
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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: H# G4 }" e0 f! g The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so8 q; {# D, e6 \$ F1 W
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 u% r$ f$ K `( I; \" f
you pay me only $5.
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8 u7 n/ N$ M) V 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's7 f: b, S! y, A% T2 c6 b( j0 N
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 9 S8 r* R3 G& p4 M0 v5 j+ h
2 c5 M" C+ \+ F- k7 @! T0 FThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his* z& S8 e* `3 _9 O
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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" |# C# R j7 i+ ?1 o% \, M X+ _Now, it's the newfie's turn.3 M9 W. y6 }) |$ l' q/ R$ T% ^
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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1 o' s% N. Y DThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all7 U% c1 J$ u$ O; S; U' z* y
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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1 |! K. q, Q, }" R3 _: Pof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and2 \$ J" y) [* _
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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* n. w7 v& e3 \1 f. @2 QThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and+ ?3 a( U8 c" h+ x# ]* y
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5' a+ T3 y @, I5 b7 o# K0 U
and goes back to sleep.
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