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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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4 o0 @4 [7 `. X. nthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
6 f# b. b9 h z& O/ Jthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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5 O' q4 v+ S& C The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" [9 J# q: M! N, q s+ N he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The- `' Y8 g4 Z9 j! ]! R
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
6 V+ f- O4 ?; ?2 C6 a% [3 ^$ T% u% [ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
" e' K* C/ g1 c( G' d$ syou pay me only $5.
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1 }0 \( H0 e0 ?) | You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I- W6 P6 V7 @! D+ T9 o
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's( m6 \' o; l# w! s1 S% S$ B
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' * i- f4 R4 l) f
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his5 V4 U; I; [* ]4 Q9 V: X% l) i
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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8 m( i: b" Q! y, M# pHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 q" G* S. A# X3 ~. t* F5 a
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
" Y$ f7 S+ u9 ^the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
, D/ M3 k( `7 d6 Wof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
( X/ ]! u1 Q2 _/ S6 k0 khands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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) ~& h7 a, n5 V4 Q0 p7 w: fThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
) L2 E( C! [5 I: n. \5 jwakes the newfie up and asks, * |) S/ n* f' k9 g) b
) l6 {; R+ v3 l* p4 `' U'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and/ h3 k0 s7 p6 L+ X. W
comes down with four?'
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4 k/ e# K1 Z9 ^; V/ s2 n0 _& mThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $51 W' i0 H. \( Y; s
and goes back to sleep.
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