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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
8 B1 d! U/ O4 @$ Ithe newfie would like to play a fun game. . G2 k C1 K% U8 N; F7 I* W
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
% l9 I( u" O. ?& \. e- C1 t t he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
$ e8 C/ r& S; t2 v% Q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
O7 T, E$ z2 o2 t( Y2 _3 r& Xask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,, c$ H; F2 g" x
you pay me only $5. & ^7 u" T( R2 E2 C9 h4 c9 X& T( Y
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 z$ `) \0 n8 r+ T( L$ y& A! d
will pay you $500. . f- r( h* R. X s$ c( q) ^
% H- a/ w- x& P' ]' f- x This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
[0 _3 V* o9 A% U; l( [the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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* O0 E; D- D" V% x- r6 L6 m6 m6 T4 {The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
/ D6 x# e2 b5 T: j+ ^# Y% ]6 ~the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 1 }% w1 `- h+ f" C$ V; o
|/ l; h* V. ?( e/ z3 ]The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his" F! ], j0 T! L9 \4 j" ?
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the+ M# P) H; t& @0 h# G
lawyer. 2 m, D; z2 B# m, f! G- z
/ V' s; R. z' g( Q9 [4 JNow, 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
6 }9 X8 O9 c( g6 T% t) H+ Z5 l L2 preferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 m/ `7 h( d- ~- vthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
4 Y& O$ o2 d5 d( Vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: q0 ]4 R, N* [* @3 V. xhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
& ~# ?8 m Y1 F( L5 j0 A$ d' oback to sleep.
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- C3 a6 _# P' a* ~The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
8 Y# w9 I: q% ~) g8 j2 Jwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and. C( u; p5 N& b% t5 k" O7 I
comes down with four?'
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# Q1 S! ^* o2 \8 [The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5) a2 Z. j, W2 H6 `/ ?
and goes back to sleep.: N! O( N' ]3 B
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