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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' y* M; Y' @# w; r. b
the newfie would like to play a fun game. - G5 h3 Z4 t! k$ v. r
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he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The. R$ @/ m% o4 u0 f# x8 P
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 F( i/ O9 q* r( h! Wask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
# J! K8 T+ O& M5 z0 wyou pay me only $5.
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, l" N O# j; b- k, ]. K 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, o0 n# \' Y: B1 @. J2 M. u" H- o
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. + e5 @% I* n2 }/ a. N: ~
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. G/ J7 H) N. L H' W ~" ~
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the8 D' A% V5 {1 H, Q4 o1 F
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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: x& r. O0 ] I, O1 }He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% v3 s% |4 V. s) [2 x4 V5 h
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He. D+ _. X5 V8 s/ |: t( R# E' v F
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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2 _& `, u, h5 B; Y8 A1 b1 T2 V'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- H6 q% `" b2 ^) H4 V" ~- j
comes down with four?' 0 y; K0 x% z; G4 |. V3 w
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 h" f: E1 j6 G( e$ S3 S# ]' H
and goes back to sleep.
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