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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 if5 f( s* r4 r- L6 p. U5 |
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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( d9 y- \) J5 H The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so# V' s; S3 g5 G
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
+ C! Y2 K3 I+ H9 w# z lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
& T) H6 E/ {4 [/ Zask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 d: {/ F# `6 A! z9 { |you pay me only $5. 0 X( L0 L1 S4 e9 |
a7 g4 R+ F* n& L; ], L You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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4 x K. t8 j$ B _* q This catches the newfie's attention and to keep9 Z9 r) @2 l3 s3 d. `1 J P3 W) N
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. & k: k1 c% N& A" l9 z f1 E
" B) g b! O+ g3 CThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's$ o, d% P: g8 `% ^" V7 [- V
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 9 t. Z R4 O! Q7 @1 `
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
" ]* H2 L/ J% ^9 A% C$ T2 Rpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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. V& Q* x8 C1 r, H- W" Q! N, XNow, it's the newfie's turn.. h; u8 j, [9 M0 E4 l# s6 T0 E8 g
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all, n# B+ K U0 Y- H
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
, W% |" w% W- V" dthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" \. s& u& K2 S) Cof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and) @! W9 e" h" E6 j X/ \
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right# z2 [8 R5 i1 J3 W7 \4 V2 @
back to sleep.
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$ T3 H$ X1 [0 O, K+ i; ?/ LThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% F* Y, Z1 i/ |' h) ], H2 |
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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1 q" `) J" Q7 P: q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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+ ~7 Z( p/ }* A( G" Y* IThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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