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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" `% N+ Y" _* `' V6 g
the newfie would like to play a fun game. / M' [( e( e" x( b3 Y9 a+ h. H. X
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so$ o( }7 n6 D1 [0 `; V
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,
$ H/ O" J2 t9 x: W; ]! j. m! _you pay me only $5. 4 u2 j; b5 r, ^
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I: C7 t" c b _/ z' P3 E
will pay you $500.
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2 m% g2 S: W( a# U9 m5 X This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' L' [% Q' K% n( L9 `0 v
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) g( K" i7 A# a% u s" P3 d1 T# g
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's) `8 C/ j" m1 |: P& U7 m9 \% r4 Z$ P
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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5 @8 L3 X5 }% t. RThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his: }, v. c- I' b& M2 @0 l0 m: Z
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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8 s& `- M2 C9 fNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
p! V4 q+ E3 T! I& Y3 ethree legs, and comes down with four?'
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0 C2 u$ p# C' B! }8 ]' BThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all1 G, |. K/ N1 [# f) F" G
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; ~, T$ i! X5 T$ C& k2 r3 n _the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
+ R9 l% X4 G- W _4 t, w5 bof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
2 k! [2 P ?6 o0 i# j! yhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
2 B; W6 N' D8 h) b( m4 _back to sleep.
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/ x& }. f( s/ g0 A/ w. W- WThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
1 r; ]# _! Q* F; {7 vwakes the newfie up and asks, o" `, w/ f9 f3 I& Q/ h
: J5 g+ C" H" H: U'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- H3 J' n/ V) x8 }: J
comes down with four?' 8 F% C) |& b8 P2 N% b9 ^
8 t) H0 P3 D! C, J$ Z( XThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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