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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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the newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 G* B6 `7 g* s9 `8 o8 s
% j! l5 P0 i, O/ u9 U( e2 p The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
: `% _# N, P. i6 x A he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The# W/ y4 p3 ?8 e
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
' t1 U! O' w- y8 Q) p5 E3 wask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,6 h7 x+ g6 m: y) s3 D' R( a/ v
you pay me only $5. , v$ ]- \9 ^: \3 M; R6 T
" p, c8 B8 L6 \) H2 p+ L5 f You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I3 z( D8 M- [- v A. o+ z
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep) r/ z% ~8 |2 {. O( M" E5 z
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ; U; g# z+ G' }9 s6 i# c
' g, s8 a3 c/ `: \7 l H" AThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; q" _* G. N% }4 W
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' + H- Z3 e% a/ s3 a2 F: i# K. d
' E+ M" s8 L2 c+ @" E& H& i! hThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his" R$ y8 K, _, ~! `$ ^# G* A
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the" @! y! o S& e+ h* }
lawyer. - r+ `& W/ w5 W& M7 _( _
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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- B C% u. V( Y: }' sHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. Q6 u+ l1 k# F) {: S- a6 h# Y
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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; K0 C) d. X7 j$ g2 VThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all8 y2 d: e: K" D& B
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
# [5 |4 U6 N4 ~. E5 _$ |the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
& n7 K* A0 Q7 W g3 e5 Y& Lof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; L- j" G# |3 S y+ I* o, H
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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, Y% Y/ Z& g: F3 A, U'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and+ O" A$ w, ~" [, `
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8 }! ?4 R/ T9 K, |The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 ]' H3 v: i1 c; `
and goes back to sleep.% `3 ^8 _* [( L: [! F |" J
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