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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
; k, D" _/ i2 `& Bthe newfie would like to play a fun game. & t2 m6 ~/ s7 m$ I8 n; k5 v, S8 r
, w9 e- A! V5 I' @ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so3 y H8 w4 G: D1 j7 j6 s3 m
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The8 T" ], E) H! L- N8 x9 d/ `
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I8 u' @8 d: l$ X: y" u3 I) q
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
. z2 ?" i0 p# S, ]- g4 H+ u1 ayou pay me only $5. 2 A; q0 h7 Q/ a9 @/ t
/ M3 n8 V8 ~3 J# @ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I; J9 t, S y/ T% Y5 Y
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep7 A* t1 @! D! ?4 R8 t* \
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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1 {! t2 i& h) \4 @The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
0 }# b- n, l' m& t: ithe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his) j3 P% i8 u @
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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! A& X$ ]# A! r) rNow, it's the newfie's turn.9 R8 e1 V& C4 _7 m7 `" ~
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with1 F! s T2 r/ h
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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$ t$ V Q* o$ |, `, P7 zThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all1 P2 Q; |% Y7 z: S( \! V( M$ O
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- Y4 K# p9 E8 h# \the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
* |$ z! q+ M; F& y# Z* O- Z7 F- Z' nof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; P. [( }, a. a2 L$ N$ Z# P; M$ T( _hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
2 N! h" H6 L) @$ Gback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; g4 V; k2 y) S' pwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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