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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 if2 G- |$ \' ]+ K
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 1 p& |) z( j0 J/ o
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so* X& F" p7 }5 P' a" ?
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The$ b% z+ Y8 _' i4 R
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
* K1 U7 y2 b" s: J; r. Y- Uask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
( D- L% U/ G* K9 j! @8 D% t" Iyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep. U* S8 | b( G4 K
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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( A7 ?0 ?4 l# ^" G9 G7 F# \ i/ hThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 p( y: C/ }: T9 c
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' F" m% d' P% v$ E
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! N4 m+ h9 h6 v9 m; A }pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 V& p" {6 t* X2 Y p
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.7 S8 W/ d" P5 X& n$ K; p" L* v
" n. K3 m2 U+ j% S% s2 P: xHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
& `5 Z' a/ \3 h3 m) p8 X, xthree legs, and comes down with four?' $ Z# {6 S4 a4 A) U |, z
* w& U& j N& YThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
4 \1 b; O' P8 ?. vreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
, ?/ P0 f7 _( z3 r. Pthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" f! O" k5 m' B( `. xof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and8 t h: J" q$ V) q% y
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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( l4 J* {: E$ H* M' u8 H8 mThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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