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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 if3 g" b. e# r' b. j; y
the newfie would like to play a fun game. + Q2 z h3 L8 h2 v& i2 r$ ~. I
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
. h: g, o: c1 ]1 }& ~ t; H he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
0 \5 h( m. O: _. H7 V4 ?- J& @ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 D- @, D" w G9 P( j1 D1 O: Cask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,) D* Z; F! T* I% p# d" o
you pay me only $5. ! K- \& J& b2 B6 P2 Z) b; ^2 M5 C
& \- e2 L- ]& \+ E4 |- }# A0 n You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I4 k* V. W$ z5 z" {
will pay you $500. 9 f, }3 ^8 P3 V' i0 l
& }6 v/ u4 c J2 e This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
; b2 I# g% u7 s P' Y# a: Mthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 2 ^7 I+ I# H* ^% p: O% H
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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
5 |) f E3 X# W3 G& ?: J6 G# |pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the: U2 A" O/ t6 j; S- n
lawyer. $ k4 |/ ~1 n# E
, a' K# e: u: K) W( @Now, it's the newfie's turn.3 r1 i# Q) |: [# J3 H
j2 p7 C" P Z: X4 k0 F5 qHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with! P, d$ p- S7 e$ S
three legs, and comes down with four?' 2 e5 W+ n# w# v/ b6 z$ u1 p, k: k
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all8 H3 ?$ |% t/ E ?
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all/ }8 J$ h/ D+ v! Q( d
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour$ K1 B0 t7 ^9 J; ]. r/ u) k
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
0 ^' O1 ?2 M( r4 N% z0 vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right' X4 D3 M5 E2 b8 s+ S9 v; N+ @0 p
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
3 U; Y) y( s. ]) Y: Z: ]wakes the newfie up and asks, " `' s0 `/ j; `( p- H8 r" }
) d i( }% Z- g$ y1 E: M; X'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
1 N- ~; O' n1 o4 N/ u8 bcomes down with four?' 5 r1 L' R3 E& `$ P
( G( p' \ L9 ^* @' c# J8 t/ [0 rThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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