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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
4 S2 t6 N0 {; |6 O; Y3 a# v3 xthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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: }' c6 a8 A$ ]# X lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I; M0 p; O& ]" g, K( H( f- x
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
! v6 v: C2 B& N, ^; ^0 @' Z* ]you pay me only $5.
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0 ]1 M5 I6 ~4 R& z) g You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I5 E( e3 e: ~& R9 \
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's: q* `' N \' k" M! g! N4 Y' u
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , i+ f/ ?. T, G5 h
/ h* W8 ~) L6 x* W1 `The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
7 n5 @& U0 U# J4 |! V' Xpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.( u" {* x2 f4 g" J9 U
5 `$ L% T+ H" U" T _/ E! [He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- G, [. c8 k) @$ T
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all: W2 U& \; X( e7 z
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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; M7 m% m6 ~! ]5 ~2 V" l( hhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
$ K0 ^9 C5 e- c9 i2 W/ pback to sleep. " ?2 u2 T8 c: B' {8 R
# V; H- W; o5 T! B. m% R/ eThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
! [9 {- b& v" _3 M% C4 w/ hwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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$ z& W1 [3 p' n V0 i# ^2 V9 |The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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