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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. B |8 d4 A. u7 k& m
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 4 I0 v6 }0 ]3 L/ f
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so6 C& h0 g; q7 ]
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
. M8 c4 b3 g5 f+ X( E lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
, X2 B" ~" _" Yask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; i' r6 ~% P8 a2 h/ `; P. x$ ~6 Ryou pay me only $5. % W' s5 x- G1 o: [+ j
$ ^) N* O, l2 d2 J+ y; |. W You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
4 {7 y5 o6 C1 ]; A* ]4 J- [* W* v) H will pay you $500.
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, s; v! Z$ ~7 T; H6 e This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! R9 ]1 h ]; S6 y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's2 _: Q ]; k- A- Y7 K! l8 R
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ( |7 a' G# T& T. j
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
5 `/ u1 s: z7 epocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the, L ~" u1 ? G: N5 ]
lawyer. ( {. t+ H8 Y9 X' g+ ^/ v( D% O
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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8 F0 }. ~( S+ Z" P: e! k/ C+ PHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
) j* l: @$ S" h0 n" P0 B$ Hthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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: F: L/ R; D7 h) j2 n0 x4 iThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- g% Y: u" o0 ~( g) w6 I* B) p
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all; ?! ]4 e; Y# E9 ~
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour- {% l% A0 ?" H+ J, _
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# Z) k; v, O0 Z
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He1 m4 N8 |2 g% `1 r. s$ p6 H. C+ e
wakes the newfie up and asks, # H3 L w, W5 [# C) G( r* y
' I8 |) |" f5 n; ]( A4 Q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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1 s3 c2 n. V5 w+ PThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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