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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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" L; _% g. r( X! `: m' uthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if; Z3 m/ R- A% K: W0 i% W
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ' [. X- S5 U) C. L
U( d; R7 |# \7 c, h4 o$ y The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
% A/ @- _' O, B+ E/ x$ O he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 g) ]' R! ^- r lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# p( U$ i. x3 a8 E/ m D/ N7 Sask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# d: {" D% u; ~% A+ q$ N5 I! {
you pay me only $5. $ M3 t( ?6 K' J$ H3 ]% C, h0 y, g
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I Y8 h. ?. L8 a [! E8 m! e
will pay you $500. m: \& u5 M0 W
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the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
' k' d2 v2 ~1 N; f0 athe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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1 h; y" I! G% yThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, q$ t# L' C" T
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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% `4 p0 E, u5 ~He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with- m+ p9 e! p7 D/ k3 S2 S4 C& m
three legs, and comes down with four?' ( N2 Q3 ?! v; b5 W U' D
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all+ v+ ~4 C" f* A$ Y0 U: V% U+ \
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 H2 P2 M. s& R! F, bthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
% y( E2 a# I9 P# v/ D5 t$ hof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and+ g& l" P1 O& {! x/ _
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right, W# [, K& B6 {$ ]
back to sleep. N0 H# S3 D0 ~; R+ W( F
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 }% @- t9 G) G r
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and) d/ F# X) k2 l) l& l' ]
comes down with four?' - Y& L( m6 Q: j: C
$ I* r d$ z6 D1 F, M9 {- xThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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