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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
7 R7 R0 V6 F8 t; h6 |the newfie would like to play a fun game. - \' s2 i; U p+ F" L8 B
2 e( K0 l$ t3 k& ^+ P' N& [* B+ C The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" W+ N$ S5 {5 v9 k1 h% e he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
+ c3 z! q5 I4 j" S+ q5 u! a5 B lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 ~9 U* w3 \/ I0 Qask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
# H4 W+ u+ _. p/ H' J6 dyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I+ c6 `( N7 e( o8 y' H5 Z9 m# b, [5 R
will pay you $500.
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6 E4 w0 f8 t1 N J' o: l This catches the newfie's attention and to keep. v# G- B% H8 i6 v& U
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) q* n) l7 w/ Y6 g, }
* ?/ ?* _) V% qThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% t" W; s9 O2 u) ^' f
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. 2 ^3 u8 t3 z4 l
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.4 w+ {7 G6 P, B R/ l! u9 E( R
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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* K; d( h* L! u4 O+ gThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
( ^1 g2 p7 g+ A# ?references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all- I5 c9 k1 h/ Q& I7 f G0 D
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
- W/ h0 F% Z. n0 c3 Gof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and2 `9 z2 r0 Z, |
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right' P* S* a" r$ e
back to sleep. ; \3 F% t1 s' H: |
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 p; j1 f* i# `$ k, y0 p# Y5 A
wakes the newfie up and asks, 3 I' n, l/ x) E6 d1 e) n' O6 @" ^
$ }, E* {- }$ g- f! _3 s'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and4 O7 E0 A7 c! y; \
comes down with four?' , _$ {* V+ H! Z9 G
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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