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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: N! B4 F$ n2 X* ?' J* e$ o+ _
the newfie would like to play a fun game. & R2 H3 Y- A2 N4 H% V/ \
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# r- b* u( k9 w0 A$ U0 ^ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' Y' n" @- {% B6 e) g J, M4 o
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 m3 @* e; @" t8 A% L1 n
will pay you $500. ( A/ }' B+ }. F; t0 K: k! W8 _- l8 K
( @( ~5 g7 p2 w$ ` This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
5 K7 {, v& O% \1 T5 L+ l0 wthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's5 ^0 S& l9 A/ v2 `8 c
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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; Z" y7 |1 ]9 v0 A3 d' lThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
, l0 U( d% e6 F8 J0 Upocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 K7 ?6 \+ `, W" t8 d, d' w
lawyer.
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& f4 l" F; a& ]+ B% O2 bNow, it's the newfie's turn.2 d) Q& g; T+ I
0 Z6 i: V4 n" L4 O) MHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% {' o! ^* Y6 v6 i" r# f
three legs, and comes down with four?' % @5 p) \2 k5 D9 l/ q
# C; b& W; r7 L# y" R# \# _The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all H- ^6 V6 _% a' f% Z
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 ~/ I2 T0 ?5 Q5 s( `# pthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 c2 E' ?( D8 o% aof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
% X# N, V4 C: t# Jhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
9 A% t1 I( X# v& A* B( Y/ hback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 Q) J; h$ o; L; P
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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( S0 m/ O9 {3 T9 ?0 y% C# o! U) ]'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
9 r6 V% Z: k, U& z' z( x0 Ocomes down with four?' % A3 g: D- t5 T" i+ [
7 ?9 @: ?6 x2 V8 lThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $52 \1 o$ a1 r: z& n
and goes back to sleep.
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