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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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1 I) @6 o2 c4 Jthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
+ U0 ` h, N7 v; @% R4 e+ Ithe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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: J% l8 \' I$ A/ H 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' a, Z3 w* C$ D6 ]
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
, p3 I- o* d. [& v/ Y: t8 @4 lyou pay me only $5. / B- D- |# q, F6 a) P% L, I. r
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep. s5 Q* d% R" [0 g7 A
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 7 ^. |6 \8 P3 t$ I4 i
' D. i" r2 w% I: y: y8 _The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's/ i6 J( ]) ]4 n
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his1 |% g4 G" i8 i) g; E1 G
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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" A# V7 P8 Y+ ^& GNow, it's the newfie's turn.# T/ T2 u! F& B. G$ s
$ w% }1 r: ]& @+ UHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with+ G- V: P o/ l3 N5 z
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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: N- y! V2 i M4 {The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all! i9 v9 D' l6 r
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all8 @8 V2 g" Q, ~& O
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour6 Z' J+ r! b+ t/ O
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and0 U6 J9 `" T% S/ J/ N8 j+ p
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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; w: L) h1 T& }$ ?. U% ]The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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$ t2 s4 U; S% m1 c7 n! t. h- MThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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