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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
2 I U* m% k5 k$ t }% Nthe newfie would like to play a fun game. / E8 g" n4 x& U L2 I
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so( @+ W6 M9 b+ d
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
7 a! s3 P4 }: G9 Z7 l lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I* E% m" [5 k) n0 M+ N
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,0 Z5 q& n& T9 B; r, M& P
you pay me only $5.
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4 ?% P. c+ y/ Q. h You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep9 J2 Z# `" c0 x% `
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's$ i: Y( q- E; w; L/ c' l
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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1 a! Z9 T1 B" d. p# DThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
- r6 ~6 v0 I6 J1 D$ ~pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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" R, |$ v& `/ }9 Q9 B7 dNow, it's the newfie's turn.# M9 z a {6 y% V
& A3 i; z5 T$ |' I" t5 b0 U3 [He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with1 i3 Y3 ~6 a4 O4 \3 g
three legs, and comes down with four?' 0 p7 ]# X8 H" A3 L; Z, e
6 d3 t- S' m X4 f. ]The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
9 n8 D7 C7 J) p2 n3 P0 qreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 w0 q( y$ G% j. ^) T" g0 ithe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; x- ~: Z% k9 L1 P, K0 ?( kof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
2 ~; x; N" V; d% |; d( n2 b& z9 `" Mhands 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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5 P( e& `. ^8 b" U# _6 V'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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