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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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- Y7 T5 o# C% N6 T' R6 @. d) rthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if% }& T& u# \7 ?/ k8 k3 u
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 5 ]' {; N+ V7 R2 k' e' W+ g: c. `
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
' K1 G& S8 T3 \; n he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 a1 c" c0 r! V& n lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
* b0 r/ ^ ]! D% U& Jask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
. Z, K; ^- c, p$ [you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I; b* Q2 ?7 y, R9 [/ D2 s! Q7 I
will pay you $500. * w. X8 b" ?- V
* H- o* R/ f6 V5 r$ Z This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
6 y$ Y, \- l7 _% z/ P8 |- [the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. & ~1 P- Y7 m/ d% j+ W
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
% {0 v" @: i% S _8 M/ ]6 I W7 Ythe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
- w# U8 G8 B& s. I! upocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 l6 j! M' c. W% M2 v! p6 y
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn. A, i U, w( Q% v0 D e! W
5 d/ v( J& h: h) N$ |9 C! oHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
$ _" @$ [. d. l4 o$ ]three legs, and comes down with four?' * ?: \9 t |6 T5 F8 V
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
1 B+ l) C- H: r1 [9 ^9 ureferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
* O4 e4 P: {/ {9 h5 @( ~# w2 Bthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* u, b: O8 M1 n4 ]8 o* t% i+ y3 s
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and. q0 _( {: R6 i0 w. G7 X
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
1 z, T" b8 R7 H; T D" d' nback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He4 A3 n2 V, B" M2 M5 K
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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" E8 M+ |6 }5 J& H0 C" I8 }'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
2 G( k; J' k- ?) [0 Y9 Rcomes down with four?' 3 H+ Y4 k M1 H# O$ y1 L
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5! b9 I& t2 P% w; E; _1 C
and goes back to sleep." _! S% A: x) C; i8 o! a
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