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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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5 Q1 h8 D; C0 u e0 vthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if6 X- n7 A: |3 I: f
the newfie would like to play a fun game. , I( y( ~; X. f0 t6 M
$ J. o# m r) p$ k4 I R The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so% a# v4 c. [, b8 m6 V; _
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
# d4 S* D1 M! t) P. b) I# ?% _ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I) e& [+ t, z! U3 y
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
3 S) D& k! d6 L) u- Z, @7 {+ i! R% Iyou pay me only $5.
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; {; R% @1 [# z+ F% {5 h8 | You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I0 Z8 r- g6 Z5 P" ]% h2 U
will pay you $500.
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7 m/ J; \6 _; Z! q3 J This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
9 h2 q/ ]/ q# S8 @) _# {8 Q5 rthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 9 t2 U2 a% B8 C# l4 E4 ~/ J
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's d7 t5 l# K" K; L3 }
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' % I0 s- R( Y1 T- F! W- }3 J
. \1 @7 y) A9 M$ g& p( F* JThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
; n+ e0 [9 p( z, I v- jpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the, `* D3 o; a" O' P* D! j- `, H [
lawyer.
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: s$ ~+ x, U. _8 b+ A9 g8 F uNow, it's the newfie's turn.2 b+ F0 L6 ^8 S0 A" k3 u
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with, V8 I! y# e/ t6 \ r
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 ]- E& j4 t8 [2 e9 g+ p; l
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ E0 u+ m1 R1 p6 G& gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour" Q I' A: n5 [* l3 x
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and- I* D- R+ G4 z0 X: z5 j
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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: F# s6 H0 J: F7 ~The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
: X8 u1 b J7 R/ h B( p8 m+ Cwakes the newfie up and asks, ; x) v* Y. l, X6 `
" k! s1 H# J. L5 a" Q( X'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and& I M4 C$ ?; C/ S o
comes down with four?'
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9 X( D) K/ o) ^4 L4 g; KThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $59 H8 X# t- v5 h7 F# D7 z
and goes back to sleep.
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