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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
) p' m* e: Y( C! x$ K$ jthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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+ x( G2 o, {; B8 W+ _$ Y The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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, k% M/ d1 I, ~ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I; O- U$ K% |/ s$ D' x9 _
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer," i- l( J7 B& N
you pay me only $5. ) o+ l8 R C" ?8 V9 S
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I. R- q4 W6 L2 G4 R6 a R
will pay you $500.
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: ^5 I% U; e8 k% B& y* `7 m- k This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' B# `; E+ Z, b' F: m% o, D
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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) \- I/ ]3 i @% [The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his7 I* d/ h/ `% C! a
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the# H% r, u. I" [5 }
lawyer. 8 a H1 h! Z7 R, H
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.) v9 Y( d( o# v1 Q1 s( ]' P
* \" f* `) ^3 k c- ?He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
2 t( `2 C" P" m/ Hthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
- `8 ~/ j6 a5 G9 ~references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
' n9 x% V: t5 I/ @& e7 a0 D* Ythe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour. O$ A8 G: S' ?, {0 v# M
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and3 W/ T: }: S H7 G) l0 k! `
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right( s/ ?& o+ i, c, Y& v; N' Y' y
back to sleep. n2 [5 K0 I4 _4 @& ]. y
* K3 o4 @ ^6 z2 w0 A8 N9 T" tThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 G9 Q" v3 s9 a* t/ w
wakes the newfie up and asks, 2 ?, V# h+ E& a& R% L1 b8 I
I+ _! c P2 D, U0 Y'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and D4 c; \/ b) i2 i
comes down with four?'
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" ~ d. {! R' K2 K: f5 P* q, S- D2 VThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $54 Y0 ~- [ `( m
and goes back to sleep.; S h- @; b- O
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