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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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, b9 q, ?6 g5 _ J# v$ }: o' T4 cthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if+ y$ T: H0 {: A1 `$ f, m/ o
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ) ~' g8 y3 b0 W
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
2 S# M8 r6 ? A" @) A" n he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
' A8 [- T; k8 H+ K& h( ?5 o lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
, t* O) e8 M4 v; f. C9 Y7 ^ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,; z7 q; U$ V% P; N% l2 y9 F
you pay me only $5.
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( J0 M! V3 `' o1 A6 t You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I% l* ~9 u# a: O7 W" A
will pay you $500. # h2 N* `1 E1 q4 A! u
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep+ y6 t' P- A8 m, Y$ M! b
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. $ l4 N% a4 \9 N
$ W0 F+ e- \5 m% r* _The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's( ?& ~- S0 }# K
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 5 X0 @, K% ~) q' [9 |8 C, z
% p/ x$ A- h$ ^! Q$ J! B* bThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 }# D9 [8 f& o" o
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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4 Q0 Q, ]/ J% q( r5 h* XNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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& a- F- x, T8 Q6 z* zHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
. i( R9 j2 Y/ t: {5 I* c0 v$ zthree legs, and comes down with four?' 6 p8 @: y: E5 [: j2 B, V
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 p1 b1 i. m. Q1 w% Aof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and. B8 v7 k$ C2 V
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
( M3 B. `: |3 o% P m5 x: f- Uback to sleep. : C; q$ M; R5 a' W
6 K8 F% L% \# A; EThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* ?. j7 ^8 \5 h
wakes the newfie up and asks, / q4 Z* w( k6 s
' o c( W) {$ T'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! s+ r/ I- K8 Y4 \$ Q+ |
comes down with four?' 7 e2 K% f! A( l4 m
( ?: u9 O" `: ^$ s C- fThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5. y; H8 S6 y: L* }2 {) ]+ m/ N% X
and goes back to sleep.
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