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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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2 m8 ?8 z, A; ?8 E8 |that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
5 J8 @# p! V1 c6 ~. o; `the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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( d V( Z6 t; h# \ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so w6 l; f, y5 U/ L
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
# M/ O( m. Q8 C. f! k$ G; ? lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# E) A& O' I5 I7 e9 m s8 m. j6 @ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,% v5 O: ]. }5 p
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ y H$ @' f! M: W% p5 k
will pay you $500. 9 C4 N4 n: L6 W5 i# i. f
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
+ Z, E! r9 s( S* c8 rthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ) D ^$ o: E1 N$ d# D* o
- i5 Q7 U8 m% X8 UThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
9 I% Q. c8 ^3 G& ]% Tpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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) T5 f0 ]) I- O- cNow, it's the newfie's turn.* B8 D2 o$ l Z; [4 C( s
1 ]) x. P( a+ h+ C9 a& M/ o0 x: UHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with, d& X: d- e; F
three legs, and comes down with four?' 9 p8 r% B% g. v6 }" Z/ S, D) ?; Z/ D
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all1 V7 a1 T0 _! s) L) O
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all5 L* {# i+ I. X% X: d+ j0 a/ d
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
/ [1 O. Q6 i P! t! Cof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
9 B4 z1 f* }, r3 ~hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right4 o5 q [ @& I: F% t1 w& j
back to sleep.
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1 s- r/ u7 y L" P: {The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
* _6 P8 u$ [. z1 F. iwakes the newfie up and asks, 9 j5 a. R# g4 V
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and0 M: M9 ~6 q7 v; p/ e s/ K
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 `) D" @$ G# ~# a
and goes back to sleep.
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