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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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/ o* i( q; f8 R% @/ O, xthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if$ _, b. N2 m! T! f4 m' {
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 5 u' p. X4 T) p! Y
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. z6 J/ N) d) p' n
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
, A2 f( D2 k, j2 k {4 F, Q6 Z lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
) s H. s% C" q! B5 n$ K3 r3 Pask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
* J; q- k* \2 k; a5 q* M' `you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 j! T6 a( q8 V3 c
will pay you $500.
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9 w, v- u: T& P2 F9 H- @ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep. q/ v3 G( P+ @9 L% T
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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6 j- u3 g8 ^% o+ Y- _The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ Z! N3 B3 o% I% X% b4 o
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the: M4 h- ^* b( @" |
lawyer.
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9 Q0 U) Y- K9 d2 i, m mNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with, D* O- s% e9 x
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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; l$ W7 `. A0 y4 g* \& y5 lThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
8 G+ b/ U( G9 q& mreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 M- j, n! N) [* Z& H4 \# m2 F' ?
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour# m3 a0 d; p# k9 e
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and' i& v7 c, B) S7 T
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
9 K, X3 N! O, w# t3 V; d/ Bwakes the newfie up and asks, : o: @! K# Q3 U0 ~7 W: Z$ m1 @. y8 n5 s
7 D3 U0 A9 k% } l4 w'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5& U7 t q8 d/ l; r
and goes back to sleep.
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