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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& {. a1 D) F) g- d
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 5 _+ @0 C; e4 S6 }! E! ? t* {# t
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" \( M$ \3 D# T! w! P8 P( X
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 u; k& ?2 p+ ?* u1 @2 ? lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
! {) i0 C9 r# g6 d2 ~; ?ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 }3 D8 b/ A, p( m% P8 c
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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' U l2 H" ^' W1 ?% j This catches the newfie's attention and to keep% |% O: [: y% h, M* R3 |2 c& u$ _
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ! ]9 N8 H" w+ Y. s# k* k0 ~
. J) {7 d6 \0 tThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& [- [/ s" z& h, y( k" j5 r2 W4 m
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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2 B$ d* \, Q' b5 o: s8 `3 i% GThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
# J, h- @" B: {' ]7 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
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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
; t5 |/ I( y8 ?& _* xof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
& x2 f" L; O; `2 A: j' g+ phands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right, i2 V2 z. b( F4 t2 ^
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
( p3 w& e6 Q' s' j) `$ dwakes the newfie up and asks, 2 q1 A6 l( O9 d2 Z( O0 ^
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ R) K/ w4 J' N7 M7 C: m7 H6 v8 P
comes down with four?'
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) ~ q0 R! K* Q% FThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" w+ e w$ a7 f
and goes back to sleep.
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