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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
[) R1 ]% M- P2 E0 k% Gthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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( y# Q! K! l5 L4 l The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so1 L: D; |/ G1 A6 D! Z$ W
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
5 g' G; V& w0 f- E* X lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I4 q6 w1 W; _( F- O
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,/ y1 E: Y: Z- c. y3 }% \: f
you pay me only $5. & t1 t3 F) o5 x9 m! {
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep8 F6 [+ B# a4 g* |6 ]4 _9 i
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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9 A/ D g' s" GThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% ?8 _ r2 n. O- Z% O& ?! _
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the3 C5 S" R. l) B) _" _
lawyer. ( A U' v/ v3 A3 P
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.. w) x7 J: F2 y4 ]. R
* h( _' R3 M. { T/ Z9 v6 uHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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" z0 |6 w: i! TThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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3 W" q) Q, ]; N0 L0 Lthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour- T+ s$ e" e( J' @3 j1 k" Z3 y9 Q
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
( b8 J9 m5 y/ Y4 K& zhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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3 N' x- p: Z4 {The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
, e2 l* m. P/ g# |1 V, b. Dwakes the newfie up and asks, & X; |8 p, r% V1 Z Q
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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