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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& B' O0 A7 ^. ?
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 v y) g) ?* Y
, p! O, T; L% u( A$ o The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so1 Q/ G9 h* E' G' P8 A: m- K+ a
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
1 d5 e" C- e; u9 U1 l lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I' O, T) l* r, e# ]/ f2 ~ v
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I" x& w5 M! ]# k3 K0 w3 J
will pay you $500.
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the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. + J* j7 @/ l3 g; _) N
* c: H, r' i# L$ b0 cThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. e" G( l" C' v( w/ A( p, M
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' $ [& b) E r) k% D1 Y: G" x: W6 T
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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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% D7 E2 P, j+ ]6 w$ Z6 `
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all+ k, u9 P! x5 M! N, ~5 V4 S' B
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" b5 H" ^6 f; G8 uof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
5 m/ T0 A* `( `* B0 Chands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right) D0 S2 r" U" D8 u( ]/ u$ ]1 ]
back to sleep. , `$ U" ^; u0 B" L- q! t
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 c1 y, [# G" m6 u5 S
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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9 U1 ~* E x6 F* r8 o9 N'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and/ b* p! T+ z* N) x& x( I, N1 f1 t( ]3 W7 G
comes down with four?' 6 }! y: @9 D% _; t; b+ b
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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