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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
, ]3 F* z$ z D$ R* mthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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+ T4 M# ~- k7 p; \$ `; |; L1 s& M8 t The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so# \" [0 L; K. m. E8 P" m5 B, f, E) B
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! j+ j) C+ t# Q% Y
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 L- f( W2 g1 W+ E
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,0 q! Z7 p; L! L, m! Q* j
you pay me only $5.
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% W) |) c% p( B& i0 w1 X/ Y You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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) B) _' J$ ~, x2 A- ]; q This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
# h- ^5 E3 f# i0 r* Ythe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. * C1 H, G" _8 d; t% g4 _
5 I6 o& K% t+ Z! tThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's K1 _' \9 w! Y4 o) a* K; w6 b
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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& f4 K2 f, M4 `& R) QThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his3 L3 f1 L9 m3 ?. J6 J4 b+ S. u
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.* |% h1 Y" @/ u" O3 F
7 e# K) p: T1 MHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with! g$ }9 k/ q( Y0 P/ k9 \6 K# a
three legs, and comes down with four?' # [# W9 o8 G, Y- B
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all+ {1 }2 }' u; o+ a8 L+ B
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all- v/ o8 O8 N& v+ J) a4 T
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour9 e1 N" O" ]$ ^. }7 |$ ]
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
* i0 I& a" R# ]1 lhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& b7 s) s2 o0 d' C3 x1 d
back to sleep. 1 b: \; g, w, s0 A. Z# v
- E( i, B3 \* m4 X CThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He9 V- M' w' }+ w8 I
wakes the newfie up and asks, 4 y8 D9 t6 q# s
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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4 V v& L6 x, N$ EThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 p$ Z3 [; X) M; W! {" J: m9 [' t
and goes back to sleep.7 `3 A6 }* C; _4 c' w2 k
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