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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 if9 M2 ?4 E! }" ?7 B U
the newfie would like to play a fun game. + m8 X9 d: Z1 K* L5 }
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
3 P6 F$ f; o" y* [: M& Q6 S. m6 v he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
; w1 {$ t7 c7 M9 N$ o lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
/ K5 X/ i$ l1 \ |' {ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
0 c h8 N* s, Q# kyou pay me only $5.
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# [0 U5 ?/ C2 ?- p3 Z You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
% E o) H7 b. m, ^; _$ c& Cthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : \# {8 l+ h, M; V& m
! X3 j. a# s0 z1 L/ ]: BThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
' l9 x, g7 H; c! kthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' / _* x, C. `% g3 Z. s; i, @
2 }- h- a/ d" p3 n7 @% o/ D9 bThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his6 s+ s8 h7 }3 q5 P" `0 f, p9 F) Y
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the- [7 K% L9 g8 Q
lawyer. ! L' g* k. c) T: u/ [! M8 J
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.0 J* S: b9 J# o F8 j
! j. V+ c/ ^0 E# KHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
1 n8 B9 e2 ?6 \! O7 u3 p6 Ethree legs, and comes down with four?' 1 ~5 f, N+ l6 V& K$ O" A
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
' Y- m" b, Z; ~( p5 }references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
0 a9 | S# q. lthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
( e2 I, D* t7 b4 ~7 Eof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: ]% a6 v( n& Qhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ Z; ~" @/ K9 M- B, |: x
back to sleep. : M% B6 ?0 [' T3 c( Z: z% A
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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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
: V2 ?- A2 }! y y( g+ b* K2 Band goes back to sleep.
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