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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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; C$ D& i; U+ P/ T: l1 nthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
8 `3 Y: ~. |. jthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 3 ], L0 N- ^- h% R3 |5 e
" Z" u# g' p3 ~" r: T" _+ y The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so* y3 x8 z3 m* ]7 D# g% g1 ~
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The. W& d( P4 K' _- F& `3 P4 a
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
2 a- N; a1 t2 b0 q% w9 R5 wask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,3 g6 z6 _: e0 G, ?$ Z7 s
you pay me only $5.
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n8 S' k4 m( s7 s5 Y You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I* r0 P+ A/ b0 n# i* Y
will pay you $500. # D/ l/ r# H C+ P/ Y D' ?. d" Z
4 B7 Z! Q1 L$ R$ n8 S. M8 h This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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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
0 r! Z) p# O4 L apocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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* V9 Y! E g% w3 R1 N+ O$ J8 f; _- z2 \; i7 gNow, it's the newfie's turn.# j* _6 A( A: \" ~) Y2 ~+ P
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all1 }- p: Y* ~: k
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 @/ H5 W/ r6 s8 L6 \$ s: hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour7 ? X! l5 k; f# L1 |
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
4 v( S1 H' j5 R# G" W' vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! z6 |4 k1 c) H/ V+ `& v
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 r1 g0 s) z/ m
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! z n2 o3 [( q$ G$ m
comes down with four?'
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4 x, \ e! ]0 Q R ]The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5- P$ ~; s' P' e) o# ?, a
and goes back to sleep.
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