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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
3 |6 e) p! S3 R; x9 mthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ) D" r8 z1 g- I8 G) f* T
' g. y z% X# ]; n& P$ X0 C3 b# h% X The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
2 P) d5 }- h. \! N; [' o/ w' P7 |! M* Rask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,$ ?. T' m" V( `! F; D
you pay me only $5.
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& _6 d5 w4 B9 }& h You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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M, d8 \8 ?1 C6 C6 O* | This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
9 e4 m& [; j9 ^3 Y4 v8 Y; zthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's3 l4 Y+ z/ Z" L9 `, N) }
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' - H0 h6 t5 p5 }5 s$ x7 e
# a; p. B5 \8 s1 }# {* y7 RThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 @2 p& m" U+ D; ~- u+ S
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the4 U! @1 P- M5 I; X/ W
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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) b* \/ w9 ?! p6 t& j8 bHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with) s( m# ~$ I A* N$ O
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- U5 j) _" p& A& D) t- c( D
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all% c: J0 V. c; u' [
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
6 [" K7 O1 L7 m: \of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ g2 @% w6 g- n% b5 ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He/ T7 g0 r, W2 }0 T, |' G' z
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% y+ r# Z# u. J
comes down with four?' & o5 f1 q, T; x+ J% o
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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