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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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% z% F# L- K* } { S" M5 T- k6 ethat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if S6 a7 ^# D; C( P
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ! w5 S2 [+ L9 _7 o% P1 b
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he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The$ C" }5 P/ E/ _6 B. t; w8 C
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
2 B: ~/ x* W, T% K! mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
y7 ^ @+ H6 Z) kyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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4 \+ z0 @8 v4 {/ p3 w& u k& U This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
X. K. ?) `( Z- o: Z7 ~the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ; l, C) ^2 y3 _3 R; D. f0 H
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" x U8 E# w3 o/ n7 P# E8 i
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: m4 |* |0 b7 d% u2 cpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the$ j( r* O, m- M* i; g- S8 I! Z
lawyer. 7 E; }" T" q, f2 [% u
F/ {* k& g% U6 x- zNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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' N$ n f3 z; rHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- T2 A( X) Z8 ?$ ^# o
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all& i/ [! w+ l. e$ D e
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
* U) f/ }+ @6 l* T* R. Q" Z* Vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
3 K. O6 A' y/ A: Z5 w0 t5 R# Nhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right4 w4 b" H8 i* n) ?; r! n
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He6 x0 {7 t0 ?; @5 Z+ l
wakes the newfie up and asks, ) @4 I C5 e+ }/ ^ E, H
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ A" p; s [" u% ^1 d
comes down with four?'
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1 G3 ]0 I: \- @* w* [) ?, AThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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