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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, i6 h9 J) C2 C- m. V) E
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
! `. z( `* i2 I5 s1 M: s! {0 j' S he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
& i& M, F, F9 _$ n( _) V lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I) s2 Q) `2 T6 W; N6 e4 Z
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
' @0 @5 a ]- D& m; B8 `3 D* Ayou pay me only $5. : }" D2 K8 H; u0 C
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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1 d6 o4 V; D+ [: E& s This catches the newfie's attention and to keep2 q p9 b; O; O( Q& F7 w8 M5 p8 g
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. . X8 j4 y/ p; }8 X
7 x" e: Q6 ?+ T4 G7 N5 b, }The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ M. X- `) e, H7 }% ]
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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$ }2 W# P: B8 X2 ~* \: \2 ]The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
( L/ R5 d; d7 j; k1 c; d- `, Z6 Npocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 d Q4 [! F" n7 P; E# J
lawyer.
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) c" q. U6 C' i) W+ xNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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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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4 @; I7 Y2 K1 |: S3 Cthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* K3 i/ ]8 d9 n1 s
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" Y! y# G9 w6 L9 a0 O; v4 l
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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8 h* M4 e6 Y c* zThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 ]3 x8 M2 q( {3 v+ B
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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5 L7 s% E" ?+ H. X9 ~The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
y1 |- b; G8 W. Z6 y' i8 {9 xand goes back to sleep.0 s- I4 a/ U0 S4 C* W; G$ ]8 k0 B
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