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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$ g/ v" I2 t5 ~& z& s" S# [' g3 Y
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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* o1 x/ I! n! c) `3 x) T* {# T The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so# z! u& Y! e* [- O% r7 B% L
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The& }2 z% Y% n& H& x& ~- D- n% Z! c. i
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
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you pay me only $5. 2 o- D# S$ I1 P$ R6 f
2 m0 A2 ]1 d! z) i @+ O4 r# _7 @5 w You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 j' q3 Z) Z8 w' u; J
will pay you $500. - p: \0 `) W3 m7 H* Z* A6 m
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep9 K3 \9 a$ R/ A4 R6 q# L
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 P' s# @& `- T3 h, r1 r# j
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ( {% P3 A/ G; Q2 @2 E' C
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his$ j9 I, w8 q7 q& }2 [7 Q% w" r
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.+ O. }6 O% m j: C8 o2 S
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with" H: ]5 q' [, n! H/ ^& x
three legs, and comes down with four?' 0 ]" s. m# n6 i7 G* ~4 l1 _- G+ O6 P
" E7 Y: D) z* H) JThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all9 X: H5 q& L- W- e
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all" Y8 W) }4 {" f: E2 R
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 b9 K) q L- Z2 g4 d% G
back to sleep. & {9 H! |* V$ n( I1 Y- ^; J8 ~
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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
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- D: S" j( t0 n& z1 FThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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