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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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3 B( b5 c! l+ w! i A. j O9 \that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
7 ~& I" w# U* a* J; h+ mthe newfie would like to play a fun game. z2 L7 O( g/ u( ^% R' L0 n
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so3 Q. B# \6 i# x4 b3 t' X
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
0 Y) m7 F' L* f% |" p& z lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
: Z) @. Q; @3 o% X) kask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
" q- o! v, p, d# a, uyou pay me only $5.
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+ e/ E. d; \6 ] _8 W! y You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I6 p3 S9 ] c* h
will pay you $500. 2 x; a/ N; Q4 \' R. i1 P
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
3 v6 M$ ?3 Q; P2 _1 h' y4 gthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 F6 R Z a; h: ^7 B
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 D; n$ ?3 ^9 Q/ Q
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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0 E0 S+ Q8 w" T8 h3 v$ K! XThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
6 ]' _" B# b5 P Mpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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. W% A5 N( o: \4 g4 X# M1 hNow, it's the newfie's turn.7 Z5 ]8 ^. N1 L
/ o/ a, {4 {8 `6 }; M% mHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all1 z4 q0 N0 A- W4 u0 T
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
* K0 @# p+ I% c6 j2 b* v( n% Rthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
/ o5 ]& V- N: h6 ~of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and a9 c# x! C: u5 J3 Y
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
* ]* \2 U( J7 W9 g5 [: Vback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* v; j; A; L, f: Q0 t; J
wakes the newfie up and asks, 5 A N% M" N# t
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and. e$ I1 {5 V. p4 _1 ^
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 K/ k" U3 [0 h2 @& k) [! G
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