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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. 7 _% }/ E$ l! N! }7 {
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so3 w# P' `( }' y1 P
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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. L) L- {$ x: R( h# Task you a question, and if you don't know the answer,6 m3 @, M# G; Y
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I1 ~" l i- f# n# F
will pay you $500. / E' y+ U0 J6 D
r% O; c8 q* a* ]" K7 C This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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1 X+ J* c' U3 t# Y, _' [( K' |1 \The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's4 W/ i K# y9 A0 y" {/ v5 f
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' & H& h6 r3 I p* t/ k6 n
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: q8 ]3 S/ a+ G+ z$ w4 fpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the$ i- n, I3 |( a3 v! d- B
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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3 B- ?* E, W3 N' \9 wHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with& g- p" P: `& n" P# H6 J' O a8 W0 W
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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) H7 b9 P4 }& P9 YThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour. P: }7 y: H9 E, Y$ Y, L
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and8 [0 v% d- H7 m0 ^1 ~, J( U
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right6 ]# g @% O7 Y( n
back to sleep. o8 k% T0 R, e! V. [
( [1 ?* r% `' L& o0 C1 E/ HThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
: } J* r6 t+ L swakes the newfie up and asks, 7 W4 `0 }& I( \" a1 U0 ~
! `( ^# C* D: c'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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