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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 if6 C! v+ d" M" p" M% m
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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- w5 R% \9 f. D& w' q The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
! d$ R; L, j+ M3 T1 ]3 g% F: q he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
5 R: B6 E% Q- z9 F$ g: z2 o lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I( f# u4 t8 f2 S
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
5 r7 Q& O, Z; c6 U; r+ hyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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0 D/ b2 y Q' |' w6 | This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
' R( K, `. @/ ~# [3 xthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 8 h# x1 R% k. J: [# y) a6 E
( |; |, o7 l+ h ], QThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
" ?8 ~/ a6 @, N% tthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ; o7 u' _; m8 s/ h/ E0 W9 E
1 d# y. K w# @# R9 J v' KThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his& Y( t, C! y( a3 e6 s
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 x F+ o' Z. \) _2 k# z0 v: q7 F
lawyer. 9 |$ ]0 S, A: O' O! w1 m+ Q: W
* @& v$ q+ C* |7 \Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. |8 y6 y9 L. [) Q: R7 J
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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: J# W! _( J4 r4 F8 J3 QThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all4 E6 b: \/ I. d- Z: V( W
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all. s7 E1 g0 @* y1 U
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
8 l/ _) J) N: U& o* f ~: e. sof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and8 q. S" c7 }9 j# l9 y! B) a
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right$ u) J5 F6 Y% ~
back to sleep. $ O7 L) K+ i$ w3 S* T3 c3 E
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
, \: L5 F$ \ ~1 F9 X) Qwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and3 w& V7 C3 t# |0 X* H7 @$ E7 m/ p
comes down with four?' ) u# f9 ~( }9 _9 z0 J3 N
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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