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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& C. ~: }% \1 h! t
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 M S. p/ G0 m$ B' o* i5 k' _
$ v* e0 f# f3 T) `4 y9 G1 D d2 C6 g The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
! G/ G7 ~5 D$ {; G1 a; f5 V: U4 `+ o, g he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
: y Y; j$ \/ s' {5 L lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I' X/ ]4 u h; p* E; N) X$ ]
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
/ c- d0 \9 ~8 a% h5 _3 [4 Jyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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1 y0 T/ S; X1 ]% V6 d This catches the newfie's attention and to keep2 ^ Q6 O# F, X- G5 @$ f
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 Y; d) t) Z0 u3 N x
, ^% n5 i: ~# [: q4 BThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 O6 f; c6 G2 d7 g; z/ F: Ithe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, R( N' x% }* c# V
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the5 L9 I% f8 W& }( x) C" Y) x9 Y6 b
lawyer. $ A5 Q9 B" k# X) b( ` E
/ R$ s& ?. [5 A) K; hNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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$ B( ]- C% j6 @6 }' s7 t- y! f `He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
# ?5 X$ B' i, w7 c+ Z2 sthree legs, and comes down with four?' % S d: A( N& P) h/ P
4 e& D- d, s# P' V/ O" W: VThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
( ^5 q! P& Y/ l+ S6 M3 I1 J @references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all5 G/ Y8 x% v" u+ a: S5 J
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 @' E- E8 H+ H/ Z& ~; S% ~
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
7 d( m( d2 _! F3 t& @8 J9 Ihands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
$ j+ \6 h% ]( q$ A% Q. g+ m& C) e5 Gwakes the newfie up and asks, - l" e" h. z1 r! C
8 n- J2 v/ t0 b/ Q1 M'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
' N3 j- j2 E2 w7 Z+ ^2 Lcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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