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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
+ C' r. j1 I4 f, Lthe newfie would like to play a fun game. A" p- R# j- e7 E$ n$ S: ~
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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
1 i+ M H/ J" S$ K+ R# Lask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,3 L v7 b0 v4 Z# d1 u! p' F2 v5 T$ |
you pay me only $5. , V& o" p8 y+ |( d. d
* |7 y3 \( U/ c1 A* ]* D You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I( z- K: ]7 F b% N
will pay you $500. & f/ a6 \5 ^$ J, Y& V
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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" J6 y: m; a& \- Y7 W+ FThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 x. Y! Z! {' W* W8 Tthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
& _1 v2 b e: S9 r) |& zpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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/ _3 G8 f' s& \2 A/ ]Now, it's the newfie's turn.7 r- y* t% B0 }$ p/ b
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with& F7 }* {2 L! M$ Z
three legs, and comes down with four?' 6 Y: `, j" X. p" J( c
: n+ J+ a C+ C7 I1 y1 L) }" L4 BThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
K' O! B8 P% ~. e$ areferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all. s+ Z. h7 a) @# l, H
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour. D \7 ~9 E& C+ s9 {3 s* w
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
z. x' e& f/ Y) |# Q Ahands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! ^4 k- i" N! f; L3 k* A
back to sleep.
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2 v9 }- c$ g2 w/ E/ j$ C$ \+ oThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He- r" I8 k1 y: {0 S2 H& o" R
wakes the newfie up and asks, 9 c9 f0 ?' Q8 f3 }
3 f7 W8 p1 n: }* H: r J C9 Q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- @# {2 [4 F" @3 l/ q7 p! L+ P
comes down with four?' " X" L6 a# ~1 F
$ W2 E( T* ~7 @ [7 {& y0 R3 \The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5/ ]8 m* s6 n. ~- D0 _' p! i! M( t1 ]1 p
and goes back to sleep.2 s5 Y% t) s0 j! s2 v
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