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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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the newfie would like to play a fun game. % L# z/ p6 W( `+ ~ \
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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
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you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep) b- n; L7 R- l. ]
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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% c6 D: Q3 \4 D' t1 N+ iThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& e: r) f9 y9 Y# x: t1 @
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ! E$ h! @/ C9 P
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 e9 r7 E! G# m2 j' Hpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the8 {* h% }: b; L/ r) Z0 c2 Y% S
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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* x7 {- ]: d2 D* E- B1 \8 o2 [The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
) g K) |) `2 \9 c( xreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all4 e3 e n1 U3 n9 t
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
. H8 I" i& M- z( O/ z+ rof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; Q4 v- e1 S& R, L3 xhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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; t: y* F3 n$ B& [) }; sThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and* f! a. g# h& _4 C
comes down with four?' % p; P2 C8 a0 E% R3 a
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $59 w7 v. l% z/ O# C0 X% F0 x
and goes back to sleep./ t/ g1 x5 U3 t, L+ h
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