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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 if3 H `! S g5 Q& }: B
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 1 X, o1 j1 j' |" x2 U
# H* ?, M d, G. l( [ w2 D The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
# P4 e: X- u ? he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The2 m& K& z& ?) l4 j. z4 ]- @
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I( _. N/ I1 t: {
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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5 x2 a' Y. {4 I. h; j This catches the newfie's attention and to keep, R6 n# l# p3 T
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's- X9 ]6 R3 W9 H# Q% L, v# }
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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lawyer. " t. Y% l a A
4 a# l% k7 x* a; v {Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with6 P9 p5 `) D0 F7 O
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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4 h/ g' r9 ?/ v% m, L0 _" zThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all# E- g0 K5 G' J
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
6 q+ P: d0 h. g3 Q: ]' Z" lthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
! d- @$ [+ \- z: G. [2 L% Lof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and! o# j4 S5 I; o8 q4 V" `8 R
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He1 Z# [# G: ^; r2 ?0 L
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 J) k2 V. t; o5 g, v
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
! Q8 ^1 j3 u' {6 _+ M/ Qand goes back to sleep.1 |' S9 |2 S% f! p! ?6 U" _
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