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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, d, Y# r9 F0 @! `4 f t: ?
the newfie would like to play a fun game. . _+ x2 c" |0 U: Z
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I K' D& L+ t" t d$ [
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
. `4 I0 z n! `9 O4 j! Myou pay me only $5. 2 p0 L2 x% o0 a5 d, g5 I1 |& {" w
: R$ b! q9 {0 D4 a4 Q- a You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I( T; g& h( W& a( T1 Y, G m
will pay you $500. 3 [; X" Y& Z8 _ |- {$ l7 |3 F2 w
) j1 w+ h4 I( L( q' r5 M This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 j+ s" Z3 a6 M1 |; z# M4 q
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
* P; a7 q3 O5 Y: ~5 y* rthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' " p2 n6 e' e/ _) E. Y/ F: g, Z
5 p0 x1 g. x, M: B$ c" aThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his5 X; u; E. a/ k$ {2 S+ j
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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0 h3 c+ j4 ^& a) }Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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8 I' ^( o# s/ N* PHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
9 [* X+ W; v2 f. E0 T$ @4 xthree legs, and comes down with four?' ! Z- V% ~: o1 a* J
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
" O2 s+ A3 t7 a' C* [1 S! v* Ireferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all; s0 I3 `; L# r
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 v+ W2 `) i7 y( q
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
* R: \2 p2 _+ k* q! n, @; Zhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
* I; c+ s" f- e6 g3 e. kback to sleep.
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0 A0 w+ N4 G* g' s8 ?$ g* _The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He1 ~: I" e. u2 K3 N+ Y
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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- F! N0 y9 ^/ H! h) u'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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