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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 if5 `% t( H. i% ?! K# ~
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
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
/ P; @3 b; {5 `0 g& H$ A; \8 Rask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
1 j7 Z, b3 v% P! h7 j; iyou pay me only $5.
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2 |; _7 s5 r8 V You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 g% V2 J: Q; n4 d# Q
will pay you $500. * w$ N1 k/ L% A3 N9 A2 I
1 b- Y8 {+ T1 j/ c1 y2 u- G This catches the newfie's attention and to keep& h: N w. m- u
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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. e- U: F6 `) g6 c8 G0 q2 tThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
5 s+ k' K. c. E) z, M5 c g4 v8 Othe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his# \! Y2 W, z* X
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.6 l7 R8 x# W! E; E& u
; t3 s' f% m3 Z5 V$ |+ {& x4 oHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with8 p# R, L( u7 D
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
* u' K U( s* I6 S* ]4 D' sreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
' h) ^, n# S" f7 Zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 {/ {- s% W" F0 H: @2 uof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and1 G$ D% i0 ]& F& y2 h6 M
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He4 g) t o7 q8 q, z1 D
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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# {; e) v0 i2 {The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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