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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
; H A+ z- O/ F& l! R2 zthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 9 i* u4 Z/ g2 h# [
; D: Q4 z* w% B# B( y# j The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" _+ q; v. D7 I4 x
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The" d& X* u. w9 D2 R. @
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 d3 v- E( N1 k3 X% u9 y) t! m- Cask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,0 B* K# T9 m: _* B: }
you pay me only $5. & N- _- P+ t. T
" ?) V1 F- w% u- c% @ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ D* m; u @! a+ p& j- O: q: w$ b will pay you $500. . D# m/ k6 t4 G1 m2 m/ h) f5 D8 J
$ y2 P' s' L# Q% K2 U. m! N This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 N) T/ s1 J) @+ V& H( q
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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4 J* l8 A$ }" g) y, OThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
2 N# O4 b, E7 Y Vthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 5 C3 J; B1 q" p" h) U
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% K- S' G! r, c3 w
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the4 j! U- f% L9 z
lawyer. ( t( j" c$ }9 ~3 S+ `1 n
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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F z1 t* \/ ~2 O' IHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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& c5 H1 x) J: X! Z9 NThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all2 a/ }, ~2 b) f" g l* x4 o
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ H9 p9 Y0 r- Q3 k& ythe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour, l3 F9 o' O/ G7 R% q. n- a5 ~: Y
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and q7 H* _+ q; Z' l$ B
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
O! k: `& Y! y7 o' V& I9 Uback to sleep. ; k. k9 ]3 ~; [
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
6 O. h0 e, o/ O- Zwakes the newfie up and asks, 3 I3 q0 z( N6 y1 a' y) j6 C
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
1 Z' ]. J. M# X0 r" n. u: Ycomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5% j$ q U w8 r
and goes back to sleep.
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