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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
& L" e( d7 w2 e9 X6 nthe newfie would like to play a fun game. * G$ R2 q* C* l7 C* M9 ^ f
& R3 J; i# E5 M, S T The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so3 T) Z4 m1 b, J6 b+ i7 |8 x; I
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
# N2 C. S/ V$ |* x! M, d$ \ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
: M* N `4 P) z2 G0 Z" ~8 Fask you a question, and if you don't know the answer," \7 R+ x- |) u
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I3 B: W( R1 Z3 z: f! u
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's2 Y9 I1 U% L6 N
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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& O" E: C" u( K* W5 ?1 ~The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 B8 F T/ k! f$ g
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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! }3 }8 A y c* I4 DNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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, ]+ d; l/ W6 I- AHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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% M# n% |( s) Q: u- \1 {$ OThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all. E8 \8 s7 n3 b
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 {: X# v, s9 w( N5 r3 ]the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
) y: o n4 P+ Z3 V2 Nof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and4 K) |( d% O# f/ R& B
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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* k6 s8 ?+ c- C! C, V- pThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He- v4 S5 T% n2 X' h& L: [' H) M
wakes the newfie up and asks, X3 L( P) |; n4 p, v
% P ?5 v$ H! |' s; m: \ z'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and9 r# z4 O3 i0 Y4 G5 `7 I
comes down with four?'
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+ M; g( r; R( G' fThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ u7 ]& q! Y* P
and goes back to sleep.
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