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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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the newfie would like to play a fun game. 5 m0 |3 q, J- V
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so; I& j9 s8 [$ r) O2 j, M7 [
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The3 D: R H1 i' S
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I F1 k' B! O/ d; q* t, K0 R7 E
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
1 o$ F3 t7 V' Y- E: P. o$ P$ Wyou pay me only $5. 2 D6 B/ Z. ?0 T
0 O1 B* L1 t& P- M% d3 ^" Z, @ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
; X) `2 E1 h2 r* x1 Z8 z will pay you $500. ' M6 B* T k0 \" v6 A# S( f; O' l- @
3 ?- E) f: h) O( b( r! Y! Q This catches the newfie's attention and to keep0 U* C' K% z" t
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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2 _! B' T: I% DThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's0 h# |6 f9 _0 [% L) y. z1 O
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his7 h; f! J# t. } N8 m( }! M' F
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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2 R2 A, _4 F S/ K7 T9 YNow, it's the newfie's turn.% l! A: z3 |5 p5 ^0 A: k% H
) `7 U5 C. I9 _1 s+ G LHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with# I1 H0 ]; ]7 {+ X7 ?# ?
three legs, and comes down with four?' 4 x: ?( f7 Q& y) m
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 x( J3 B8 u; N3 c1 {3 E9 x+ L
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 D6 C' ^& X- |, l( }the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 d O1 |# h' @' I
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
4 R, M b/ R7 ^) R; r6 Uhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right0 J5 u5 E$ U- e- R
back to sleep.
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+ o" v( Y7 n7 x0 @+ c: c4 ]The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
5 F0 u/ M5 }! {$ D% [$ |wakes the newfie up and asks, ' x/ a! U* f5 K/ W
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% f# |, X. q' i/ G% I+ w, a v
comes down with four?' % `4 Q J0 z; p4 ]
6 B1 ~, O) m& \3 S* s# mThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $54 v' z5 N0 C! P2 G5 o+ z! m$ h% F
and goes back to sleep.$ _, R% t" i3 T+ m
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