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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 if9 i, |: U6 K" Z1 _% c
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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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# m8 l" [( C% ?: f) l
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,6 B {8 [6 U3 g* W4 c$ u
you pay me only $5. - ~3 z3 U' Q' S0 \* h
$ `6 u4 ]3 d! @, L. }( q You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I* f. l; `! F1 F
will pay you $500. w& z4 |" V. D/ M3 T* j
* H r2 M* p- N7 V' W' i This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! u+ W3 t7 U7 j! E" F( Z
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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. R+ i! R+ I I7 }0 e/ m1 g8 yThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's9 k/ D% S5 q$ V
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ( @ ]7 {8 y/ i3 `8 E, J8 Y3 g
5 S+ v/ R0 }7 S# D1 bThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; A/ e7 G; C2 L! f \. d1 s7 j& K
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with; E! n5 F- l& y
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all9 m- v* h1 ? z) k+ t1 D8 O* P: @$ Q
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all8 ?. X$ f. h) B" ? l6 D
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
6 `3 I: |- D4 s$ l% s: _& B7 Vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
0 d$ F9 g. f4 ^" j9 uhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right6 l3 }) z _9 ]5 t
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 m' _! ~4 d1 A) T+ l
wakes the newfie up and asks, : n- ?9 }: {1 d2 O" g" k
6 T0 w7 E( X7 W4 C'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 \& i) z: t4 U% ]
and goes back to sleep.
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