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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
$ h3 X! L& a( w5 X5 |4 s Xthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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7 |; p2 E/ o$ A6 E2 O$ F! t The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so* ]& I1 p+ Q6 A$ h$ e& I
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The" H4 k' X0 w& c$ T6 U6 h
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I$ a) {. _0 J6 [! [% o
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 r# K4 w/ i7 L y( J6 Z( f" S2 }3 Y" h
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 V& ~3 e( |$ u: k/ C* }1 o6 Y
will pay you $500. " n( ?; _/ r# E! h6 l' I6 I
0 d8 w9 f/ y& g# t+ s This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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- ]/ ^5 N* l) t. lThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; N. E9 a: Q2 g' i2 t+ s2 w
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' & Y. M- b5 f9 L
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
0 x9 U2 E) R( A) Ipocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the& ?7 ]% S, e$ }) m& `7 Y
lawyer.
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' r6 G& \+ A y% \! o6 K: gNow, 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
/ }8 Y( T, z, p( O) \references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) x5 M$ M( }5 [- [* m; k: Q( Zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour0 X6 n. l5 T& C# R5 `
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# g5 i$ K, L1 D" C
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right* S; ~, v* B* y; k
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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/ r1 a+ w2 x# K9 t: b+ S1 F3 S'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
2 I0 U2 H: T2 r. k- W% D9 mcomes down with four?' % Q2 S$ U; ^% s) x7 S& {7 z
/ v2 w* j8 h/ Z, o Q# I8 CThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
. W% V8 c3 b9 k, G( z. wand goes back to sleep.
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