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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
. E- j( k7 f/ \9 Z6 K$ Y4 i Xthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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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. I6 v+ r5 O1 [! I1 O" x
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,( o# l; i" t4 `- X7 k% M" j7 Z
you pay me only $5. - w9 U ^) X1 I% O3 s
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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 keep4 b6 g2 G; ?; d) M9 u
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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2 j" a1 s& n C, j/ {1 OThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
- M( i# h O/ V* z( _pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.0 R7 [+ |9 u4 M5 l/ m# }, F7 i
! h; ]- d5 X% Z& T) _He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He( x: s# [" b. i* f- _6 T
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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, m( w3 m* z0 r4 e'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and& W" X5 ^9 g/ Y5 f
comes down with four?'
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) d5 L/ u/ _9 l M* A c" rThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5. H- g( C% t" n8 T) C7 s8 ^
and goes back to sleep.
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