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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
+ g( W6 \" T* K! D; E2 jthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 9 j5 G5 N) G9 Q5 g7 B
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. |1 l. R' M1 P0 n
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 p+ }4 l& D+ x* K: d4 J
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I4 x5 R6 [) N! L% L% W1 T
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
. }# Z7 V2 z* y7 }* nyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& o3 M: u2 Z# w
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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; u6 ~& v9 }2 L' H+ BThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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2 b8 B2 [! x1 P% |' MThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his' X( \$ `+ h8 \3 C1 s
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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: n" w; _0 Z/ qThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
% _+ I$ E8 S8 t* {/ i& }references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- }/ ?% o- {0 G* u' r% ]the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
4 J& h. u6 M, Y9 F& q7 ]# R7 r; f( Kof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ f+ m w5 J( Mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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1 L- W. @/ P* C( `5 a1 b; cThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He1 S5 P3 U. w4 g1 C
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and; [. T5 \2 D: Y: m! u" V& f$ r4 p- k
comes down with four?' : F, M. e7 b3 q. a) z2 v
4 Q9 f, I, `5 M" [The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5* j4 O$ p* b. Q e
and goes back to sleep.
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