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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.
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' u" \, _ P m! N. H; I The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so6 K) S& j7 i. M F" }
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
! @1 T7 F0 \5 t& q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
3 V% b+ b+ E0 j4 n9 ?ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
* u. `' A6 H2 `& i; r$ B: Lyou pay me only $5. : J: t; {- r, d
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep0 ?1 `1 h T4 L* V! r
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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6 i* G) }$ t/ c- X+ o5 @The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's J% h2 |$ j0 I: U6 i8 z
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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) W( c3 M! {! q# w6 k5 bNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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0 W( C/ S+ W, r2 SHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with9 C' O6 d8 M+ p3 s }
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( C; k3 g4 F3 w l2 d3 i
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all: [: l) X) W/ h; F/ |5 v
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour- W) g. U+ e/ J" g4 j3 \9 Z
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
& P- I3 P# X0 Hhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 l" T2 |! W$ U* F0 r4 W
back to sleep. , |- @9 K+ {2 Q. V
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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# A/ R. I. ~4 j' f: [. W'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 e- T5 G, }: h {' {& t
comes down with four?'
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& n6 K j6 P4 T1 f4 Z* j4 |The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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