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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 if3 D8 F7 ^' ] _
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The4 X. J* q' R# h3 B0 J/ V; S# D8 k7 j
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I) A& A! p9 L; d) l5 a1 A. k
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
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# w8 t3 G6 I) d; W7 X# H/ O This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's5 _4 S/ }4 _) Z& r; j, Y @
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his1 ]7 _0 k! R- K- c9 b! h
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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. {: W3 f: C3 MNow, it's the newfie's turn.: J' M6 N- D, @, e8 r
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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 all0 z% S4 ?7 | ~3 T# @9 i# f# w
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all: h" G) X; O0 U. p
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour6 `7 k/ j% M- c' }
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and' c: D1 w' Z) ], J- T9 q% V
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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3 I6 L( `: D$ g( eThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He$ T4 z5 h- Q0 |# V* ?7 `* K0 X
wakes the newfie up and asks, a5 q3 {; g- ?! n5 I
- c# ^2 ?* \" V'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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" C0 i6 Q6 ~5 A! {* k% l) {The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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