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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& l0 e9 y! }- e8 @% o2 s/ t# j
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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/ e4 O! Z+ ~; k; E/ P2 B! F 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) q7 W% G7 @: W U
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, Q" Z$ B: w( s% C3 X
you pay me only $5. 0 h6 }" u; u6 z1 F
6 o% H! A5 J( c3 v# K" f You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I! d( S. v# ^9 [3 d) ^2 \- w
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' g; T0 _9 m/ P3 m* B" f% p
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ! U: L8 q/ C5 x) S9 K' |
& E' p" \/ J: C, g/ w& U" d# P: PThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's, m* V8 Q: F& `1 H2 B
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 6 a! O; u" s4 }5 H8 P$ [& L2 D
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
" N& L8 w E: g, s. W' Rpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.# k) k" }% h; V
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" _% d8 z% Q$ m$ s% W8 G6 y& E
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and7 |" `2 b/ ~9 r) s
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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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and# f4 P# q# ]9 i4 S* u
comes down with four?'
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7 O" A1 q9 L5 ]5 ^) i X- g8 {3 b6 YThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $53 g, ~ f9 c# t7 f& V
and goes back to sleep.* C' @$ M/ U" M
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