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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) h; t, S. o- w, ^! f! N) [
the newfie would like to play a fun game. " {# G$ r* J# q6 B$ ?3 s
4 k: T3 U( O/ j# E The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so; P4 A4 g" H$ J" s9 J9 ^
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The8 g2 P0 C" _8 F: `7 t
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
- t5 r, L4 M( rask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 _) v. o2 n- \7 d
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& l' a% G( y" i) M8 c
will pay you $500.
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8 D! O: _8 S X1 N1 [2 _ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 e* Q4 _8 @! n% u5 k. y3 f4 \( \
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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7 W- D$ P& x( G6 I$ bThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ u8 E% M, i9 Z! d1 y( _4 Q9 A% g3 e
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his" m1 S# N6 U! \$ h; N8 E
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the9 P( |. q- b. Z8 C
lawyer. $ m% @+ Y, ^( a5 S L4 o! Y4 s
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.* O- }3 J" A3 o; j O6 J( }
4 w2 ?5 c* @5 b. iHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with- l1 J0 M7 W4 e+ R
three legs, and comes down with four?' 2 z/ B9 k! L, s. _
% g. H0 h, F5 x! \' TThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
' ?7 D' N2 }6 }8 f, ~6 Areferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all: `8 P1 G; |( B9 H# G% I
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
' O, z; b# P9 F1 U7 f' m3 G# J5 jof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
8 z) p2 A" n L* e& J$ k* Yhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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7 R9 `; z' P. J# [- n( M4 [2 HThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
* G z+ W1 O/ O3 E# p1 hwakes the newfie up and asks, 1 c$ O- [" s3 {5 ?2 t0 S+ Q" s% H
3 |. z& {! f. S'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
- ]6 G/ x/ ~" V; Z+ r* ?comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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