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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
: _) l+ _' B4 y/ R1 _7 ~2 `( \6 dyou pay me only $5. , c. x ]. k: o; s+ Q2 e/ m
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 @2 g" U. V/ [0 k7 e: J9 W
will pay you $500.
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the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 ^! }, N2 i: v: t/ G( J
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. |, _# ]% E( ]0 Q) i( g
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 1 [2 w( W* Y s+ @, P+ v- v
! z* t6 L8 H+ y' `$ IThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his# m6 G8 d& \. `1 s2 u$ f
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the& z9 o0 u' I9 q: z" }
lawyer.
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' Y) \& @1 N) XNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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1 W3 b' H6 [3 _5 _) O- I8 [5 ^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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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and W! m& f: Y$ Q
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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8 y' \4 g7 _4 [8 u/ PThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# e( n$ b2 p" e# P5 v/ E
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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% b) Z. g" I5 L* C$ f'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and( I; y9 q9 h* d' j ]! I+ N% l6 T
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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