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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
( j# q5 S% W1 G! Z0 P( l4 }6 }the newfie would like to play a fun game. 9 } b# r+ x/ m% T
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so+ [: B! i6 ~6 x! z: o4 Z
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 c3 y c3 \3 ~! I2 ]' L
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
' ?) E5 |+ F! k7 y& j5 o( Hask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,7 h' N4 u- F4 p3 d
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's2 W7 T! _$ F% q$ U7 }) J5 }
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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) E; O$ }4 ~' R" }The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his: k: g" u5 [0 O6 ^
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.' U& h" F6 b0 j0 o( h: l
. \% M$ R4 Z1 o2 J. P P. G5 M/ ]9 {He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
' ^# ^% G) n" l8 T! c# u0 m( B2 Dwakes the newfie up and asks, / g( d- m5 ^4 O2 O$ q
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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