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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
5 T6 {5 M4 J7 x! C) a0 k, N: ^the newfie would like to play a fun game. & J: G& \. w! j; `, O- p" {
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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; R0 o4 w" H* n2 `
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# a; }2 S9 z; v. K
you pay me only $5.
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+ ]5 K! y: d3 H You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 T9 a& y- U8 K7 o3 k) n7 u
will pay you $500. % M! [' q3 e+ O3 L" b
- f' D& u+ o! \ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
/ T6 W: e- I8 W* Uthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn./ w* x o" t! W& x& C4 F% f
/ }* `% @0 Q* K, gHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with5 {) Q% W. A% O- R0 ?- Y" A
three legs, and comes down with four?' ' p( ~$ n7 `5 G0 [8 ]
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
+ c/ j# N* f6 k6 jreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
# b; t- k# a$ k$ Q; g6 D7 Hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour5 [: ~; W0 a) b4 Q$ v1 R
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
7 W1 q6 d% X' C8 chands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right2 ~6 l3 ?, d5 R
back to sleep. ) R7 O1 L9 P3 c
+ z: K" Q; i/ O/ }- B6 m8 K6 qThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
& ?1 K3 J/ \! r" N! i# T+ owakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and; o% a8 U0 N- d [3 [
comes down with four?' 2 b) x: r. y$ A
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 G0 D# q- @3 e0 _2 k" b
and goes back to sleep.: L6 z7 J% M/ K& l' {$ T
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