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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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5 W' A% D9 P+ B2 `( _7 Kthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if8 ^+ n, B2 [7 H. y. o5 K
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so& u) Y( t' e Y( q }( }
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
" k; l8 S/ o4 u: z, j lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 K/ {* w- Q" t- {3 N9 W' Z8 task you a question, and if you don't know the answer,& F+ j8 ]* }9 a" a
you pay me only $5. ) q( }4 b; g, k# X6 M/ m
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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- Y2 K7 X9 X1 ?' n4 m. Q& K- I; C This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 W) r2 \; F0 N, H/ J& o0 ]
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's$ |* K4 f, L- m
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 4 d8 s' g8 | W, r7 @! P5 r
( ?4 O3 N/ {% B9 j& lThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, {* P2 J7 ?' a9 i# s3 ?; m
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the- |8 _6 e- ^3 T) z4 p# D
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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' Y, K4 O* w/ s* e. \He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
7 Y3 G, `9 g5 c$ t; pthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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# `$ u: f/ ?" k+ LThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
5 S! e. u+ M# D, ^9 c% k8 S. V. G! breferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
9 R/ I: H, a1 nthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour1 a( u* I$ t9 b! {& Q- \
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
' n b: ^* F$ \0 c1 A* S7 M( `6 Ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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6 u% [6 Z6 h2 G8 @2 d! M8 E5 WThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He) {; w0 U2 I5 V" i
wakes the newfie up and asks, , ^% t9 n. d: X- X6 X c$ \
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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( l) T0 Y0 @2 _, I' w
and goes back to sleep.
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