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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
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so+ x# Q/ k# @, X; B2 M
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 d" Z- P/ r9 B2 o) p
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I/ B1 J/ E- v9 n. Q. q
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,. [0 n. F# Z8 Y% [1 {% O6 y
you pay me only $5. ' v1 J! q5 b4 I* \7 p
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I' P% U! W) q) d+ C/ K
will pay you $500.
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; _# B/ \ e; o5 _2 ?! K This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; }/ a; j# c8 n$ q& T6 v
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' " G2 ?- w1 ^+ v! `, f) z! S! a# [
4 Y3 B, t d) K8 z& ZThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his m$ A1 ?- ?' P. }1 B6 d$ ]
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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+ t3 d$ c# H, h& z5 Y9 P4 LNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with& _# ]2 u8 u& {' J) ?1 N* @9 Q
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) a7 Y6 X e0 ? \: c* @& F1 |
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
2 ~3 v7 }: l' ^the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
1 K( z' o. v/ j4 Q3 Jof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
3 L( t+ V( {5 h/ Shands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He: m/ R, h1 l5 x! j6 X
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and7 f$ L5 H. w3 {! x6 ?. a- C
comes down with four?' % ~) Z6 v( T3 i
3 I! p" J% m5 HThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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