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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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6 z5 z2 o! L# E' f# jthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if: a7 g. z- |' f9 I/ g
the newfie would like to play a fun game. $ D; _4 u, [- P9 L
- p; J- N. e) Q& A8 W' y' R3 h The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
/ y9 f ~+ {9 @3 | he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
5 B' y r" V, V& q% H3 ]* s+ D lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I( w, G/ J( p7 A8 E! ?
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,* H# b; t% X" Y8 a
you pay me only $5. - A7 ]% N1 ?. C" {
; q! w' Y8 D0 ]$ l You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I3 E( H2 J- A, i
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep/ c; e- e W3 @: B
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : F# e) l. p- h& p; Y
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 Q4 l4 A* K2 s5 d0 [7 ?$ R4 H1 |
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 7 s- I) Z5 S6 E' Q e- n" \3 g
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: j3 ^; h# s o9 `2 h8 t3 rpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the0 e7 |$ b# } X# P
lawyer. 5 [; n7 z% T* \" f+ r
% t4 Z: p: P/ q" J, Y9 ?8 j7 ?$ F2 NNow, it's the newfie's turn.+ c2 U3 q& W' d/ k/ _/ M& I
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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 all0 k9 Q8 Q( a& `1 n9 T- t' l# }/ l
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; M) g- p7 p1 B" X0 g5 }2 ]$ Pthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour$ ~# r! M& Z d9 }& K) v5 T
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ F2 ?+ Y3 e+ l6 vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
/ m1 \& {9 E" H7 s9 ^$ L' eback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
' a; F: Y) A6 J c$ b! n8 Z* z, Cwakes the newfie up and asks, 7 Y- d8 K3 }* }
$ j, C+ x7 d7 T! X/ N1 _. ~'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
( h5 C6 D4 Y8 x, Z3 Z& Ocomes down with four?'
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) d' u4 o9 V0 z0 s$ BThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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