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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 A& S! K8 s- V6 T& f' ]
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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$ P: j: g" t J3 y% o d The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
# U9 G3 K7 u5 |: K2 ^ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The, A! S9 i. R1 c! W& d
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I+ E! u4 U! _. g/ z7 k
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
# ?( u, E+ ]) d0 b- c T' fyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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8 _7 L5 E C% @ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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! B2 {+ o' [5 X8 M j& lThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's3 v' }7 n/ b- ]: {3 I1 Q7 d
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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& ?* Q7 g) Q4 ^+ n; w0 p8 P1 S0 KThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
3 e# z, A7 z7 O2 w" Apocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 V! J* Z4 P$ p0 y# {/ M
lawyer. ; z2 X P, x- F1 D0 p) p% } B
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.+ J1 H3 a) ^0 h/ E0 ?
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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4 _: {, w# ]* Z- z5 ~1 cThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
# n$ R. a+ ^. h/ N Hof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
$ J# u# {- R$ Y Ghands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right% _2 A- H. k9 T. T& S% o
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He! r! ]' l0 c2 [8 A6 S
wakes the newfie up and asks, 1 a: T" {9 x8 L+ G( X F4 M
z' \2 j5 E! v'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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3 b6 Q9 e4 I0 m9 ]: ^- n" dThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 o. ~) t4 |' T$ l
and goes back to sleep.
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