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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
- o" p2 W' q+ ~# X% bthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 1 u x" D8 X; A; t# W1 s7 f
/ j) @% k. C% V0 a3 {* L' r The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
' k5 Y' u- g' K2 | he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
; F0 f$ C/ d- ?, ~6 ^ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
& ? M: W1 ?8 h; D Z( Z6 |ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
* O' X2 ^0 d. a4 }. \you pay me only $5. ; R- ^) Y- K# `* L# Y1 c
) V* ^9 g" D, y5 J You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I6 |0 ], c: k" X0 w: x
will pay you $500.
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) w, p8 `7 p0 r3 I& |! D5 m This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
& t5 L4 i$ k& Y- |0 _; K! g, kthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : J; l6 G" |8 e6 ^6 K- o
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's3 |, O$ ~9 }1 |$ n, z, _" z' r
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 3 L0 q' x4 _! M3 `# [- K
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
9 B1 {/ ^9 j: K( }pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
$ F) C# ?3 ~; W' b. n" pthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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9 U( l f2 S8 B7 w5 |1 B% ]The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all3 N9 b& p' e- `7 `$ c
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all* \% B5 X- T1 s9 d
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
. J& Y1 }2 s" m8 ~* ^* z+ [, pof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
" ]! H( ~2 K5 N. X* rhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right6 Y4 ]8 z% R" G3 h X+ ^; D
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& ~) a9 r* q$ j2 {
wakes the newfie up and asks, . W( k; ]* t- D2 n# F; C/ ]
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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7 H3 Z0 l& A% @7 eThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5* u! h5 O% @! I0 g6 u; h, ^
and goes back to sleep.
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