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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
/ U: j0 K5 \" l9 z1 S/ ~+ Hthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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" M# X! ^" N* `: W6 e5 ? The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
, R# ~" C; V- [$ X% G( | he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The1 r' Z7 l8 o3 o7 Z
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
! \0 O$ x2 n. g& U' p# B! Sask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! c$ J, H% U# R. O6 [" g: \
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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" b5 H5 y3 u8 C, T' L% q This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
6 c1 V% [: q* a, Bthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. - \# P% |& r& e' m, S
7 ]# K! V; K) S* g8 }The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's/ Y! @. b9 l+ i c' h1 w7 `+ N
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' R$ p$ ]4 l& t$ N( W" p# T7 F5 q
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
; k4 c# N+ _2 ^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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& R1 j8 ^3 L A THe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with" u! S# o0 z: M6 b1 V* J
three legs, and comes down with four?' 9 {, M2 T7 ^; Q: s- q) U/ x( O
; V& \ }* Y8 F$ F) I* kThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
- ^/ B9 [! ?3 T$ L }. w5 _4 ^references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
" T4 n" s* S" P0 A1 `9 ^3 Kthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour5 Y( V/ {+ ]3 R+ p1 {. e/ K
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and8 ^% n- A* ]) H7 o& k3 [2 D6 i
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He1 E( Q$ v( k1 ^" d
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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7 e) u* A U( Q& u/ e0 G# L {. OThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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