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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
8 |! Z2 b; k2 s; a ~the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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/ z. ?# J" h2 ]* Q9 E: Z The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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& X7 s( E. g$ a5 f( O lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I* B0 q Y6 |- ]1 Z- f
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
: d6 c, m- s- R7 _* Ryou pay me only $5. ' O; h0 s$ F' g9 {; H7 x' y1 @8 Y
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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 keep4 y. t2 _, S x9 j O3 h- t
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ! c l4 U; b) s
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's( ]: `1 o$ Z N1 m
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 3 @8 ~6 x, s6 B# O* F: V( T6 A
0 T8 y0 Z* y3 ^$ a* B$ sThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his8 I% ^. {8 X, @! M, t$ }
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the0 | p Y4 q4 N, R9 {: {& \
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.% Y x! S( D2 i. a/ H
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
p G) [- b* o9 m# tthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all7 f$ {. d" d! ?+ K! g k+ Q
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all3 I9 z7 e! R3 ~8 r- {
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
2 _. @& W# ^) W: r3 T6 Zof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
5 k5 q6 [1 q5 U7 f- ?hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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" M) U. l: z# Q; v# T# Y+ `The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% n" O; ^. `$ `5 I8 p; `* u
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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9 G: {$ W" |2 J2 O( N'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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