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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 if6 ^) W" Q& X' A3 i
the newfie would like to play a fun game. & c6 a+ I) t4 ?: ]1 t
) q$ @4 u. ^' Z3 p# ^3 ^! A$ ?% J The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
5 r# D& [% y9 H2 T he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
/ x- P: S+ w; V6 F) c1 A. E+ G lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I! k* o6 R1 ~* S) @& z
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
' y1 F4 f; Y3 J" k+ i) vyou pay me only $5.
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" E- ^! T3 `! I0 a3 A7 N You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I) Y! R' K& ]2 f5 s$ M' b
will pay you $500. 5 G3 m2 d- R0 @$ V4 U9 T* E
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep; {+ ^ M, W) j5 P9 H% i( q- w
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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1 w( ?+ G2 L' Q% {' FThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's' H# z+ @0 _! k6 S8 e
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
" P, Q" `6 F" g5 Kpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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* A' Q' A- Q+ ]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: w* V# J, ?+ Q5 x
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 _) D; E2 k/ ^ Zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour! N+ P% u% i$ c s% G, D
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
m3 c$ b4 Z1 ~$ Y# c* Chands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
2 G1 T' W+ L% t3 j; Cback to sleep.
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* Y, U( i& E2 g. E9 C- `The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He6 Z3 Q* o/ |$ F& i( g6 j
wakes the newfie up and asks, * Q* j6 k! c% N6 D" o* b! w* H9 W! C
: X( F) ~$ r9 I2 L# E'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
' q9 |! G7 E+ {1 tcomes down with four?' : h; ~2 B( h) R$ f f7 S
@' Y) w7 J c& L5 u) QThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $52 W% r+ |+ K" H5 @8 Q' I' e" y
and goes back to sleep.
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