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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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% ^ @: Q5 H) _& y# Z: J+ U5 B# mthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
5 I4 i% R7 O* z# hthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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4 V' o" G0 o3 G The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
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you pay me only $5. , G. s- ^3 @0 F2 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 keep0 R9 V; G. C6 f
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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* k: ?% ~5 o* EThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's# Q: _ F0 E S: Y+ D% ^
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his5 v* [6 N% o8 R0 D9 V/ ?
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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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
" X3 Q+ w. ^! K J8 q4 D1 `+ w% yreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
, P. N5 g- H" C, |; gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ t+ i2 X# S% j+ |5 Cof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# u l! {0 ?5 Y, x3 q9 J7 X
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right1 c$ R# Q5 A8 u9 ?; L
back to sleep.
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; K# }: d* k% e; yThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He) W7 h' V, w* D; v% R
wakes the newfie up and asks, ! M* c7 K% Q7 y9 V% ]
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ N) J Y+ n& f- F
comes down with four?' ; ~# s& K4 K9 Y# B5 F6 _" G4 Z
; r" o) |% h: {4 F' {' _; gThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5; l' k$ ~! b5 O7 [3 ^4 j
and goes back to sleep.
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