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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
9 q) m6 k q! K; E$ [; mthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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( O/ F. @# G9 J: a The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
% N$ P" e' ~% j3 h: m9 e he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
8 E a& g0 U* r9 ]: h7 w% o lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" \2 j$ Y3 m. {* Vask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
/ x1 g; @! T+ f* @5 N1 Nyou pay me only $5. * J3 d5 N' A8 D# A+ s9 T
& V8 {& u1 p- H5 ?% J1 M You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
7 t+ f: @( c% @. d will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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( u6 |3 u) ?) f" Z7 h6 j' I# G' C) yThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's5 p1 D* |' t* @
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
5 Y2 U, i) {8 y5 L2 Apocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the7 I3 u% x* \# s3 Y7 S4 R# K0 S- c0 f+ o
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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- I2 x) m. h% F0 zHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with# ~$ k2 c; U: z: }) J5 `- d( e; v
three legs, and comes down with four?' 2 B- p) |# f( y1 O3 v2 ~
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" n4 b$ F; j1 A
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all+ U2 f, s" _- @) n
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 u' K. p/ E2 h/ \. N
back to sleep.
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S3 k, w! |' ?3 G }The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
8 a2 R B2 i) V4 E6 qwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5- b% T. [6 V$ j2 u% c" ?
and goes back to sleep.
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