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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/ c& I! r$ l. P0 H4 J3 h3 A
the newfie would like to play a fun game. - K' k" o5 |- x% [. u; e
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
- m1 @; I( k, d, A Aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! Q. C$ P% q4 Y5 [
you pay me only $5.
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$ f# D' m# Y6 s I1 @2 z E You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I4 z8 p0 `7 E9 E2 V/ E! ~
will pay you $500.
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/ _& @- k0 {% k7 a- s1 o* i This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
3 y+ X7 c) F5 ?the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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t7 s2 y% V$ z4 {# lThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% h4 J. N J# W4 M% }
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his# g' c0 H5 Y+ ^' d7 Q$ R
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the, ~2 x# v. n# r: R" a' G0 e
lawyer. $ `' t% N# t7 g+ ~! J5 v3 ?
' F% I3 v9 y) x! ?: I6 W9 iNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
/ Z V$ Q8 c/ o0 ]5 p+ F* U0 o' s: d% Kthree legs, and comes down with four?' # G2 E! u9 L+ v, Z9 K7 p# x
& H4 k9 a1 c+ e/ e3 M0 ^; uThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* U2 }! I- X2 {$ n* E! f
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and$ R3 V) ?+ P9 P/ T4 O8 \
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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- k( W( ~5 w8 x4 e1 DThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
' `: V5 b7 z4 ~+ ^wakes the newfie up and asks,
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0 z+ y0 k% T/ i& C9 i6 I'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and2 c0 {: T; `5 [% j$ ~8 F& f
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5- t1 t+ ^ K3 `
and goes back to sleep.& P- z' G; Q8 P' o' ?- E2 W
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