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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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. e0 p2 S9 S6 T% a! Zthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if# Q7 d0 t7 a6 }2 j9 B
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ; ^" _9 e; P* ~, }. s$ h. u% y2 E& a7 T
" O% y5 n* z% C9 f. b The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so5 `# p, E( G' ~
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The" r0 q& w) K5 B7 V
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I9 @$ V. c4 w! r# ?4 K: ~9 o
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer," d" A8 y. K9 n7 ?2 S
you pay me only $5. ! r$ b6 Q' n9 s; r
! K+ e& l' ~% }8 w, ^ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep+ W3 m5 k- O5 c' p9 f! ]0 N' q$ p
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's* k0 N: h9 H( V( I: f: ]; X
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 4 P5 w+ \4 q: n- M
$ A4 G) s- d* aThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his [% C6 A9 L& M) B' \) D' x. r a
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
4 ^% b0 K) F9 A- l# O& |lawyer. 8 c) C$ p& h! @2 d# X! r6 M
( v: u0 Z- T9 M3 [Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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# D- y: _. F* G% WHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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/ N; [( v9 O9 `. @! [The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all8 a s" q) I4 ?- p* b1 m5 C
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
. m, ]: j9 t+ L. y% zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ _ j% `- S( [( n j! v: {: H* x5 ^of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and& o% [% \" k' {6 Q- R
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
4 y' J. H T. J9 n( ewakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and6 ~7 E, M: Y, [( P5 }; [
comes down with four?' ; E9 `- h2 P2 z } p+ o+ X# o8 p! R
6 T/ ~8 l2 |; d5 l6 d' e' S6 Q! @+ ]3 pThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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