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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! c2 ~. e2 U. R; J
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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" X* H. L$ N; H4 R4 a$ e+ u9 w1 i The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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) x- w4 j+ ?1 t8 ]' M& r8 T9 ~# ~ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 u: Z1 e; d, h+ Uask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
0 p6 g: H5 O. J6 G. ^) Xyou pay me only $5. 6 @8 H) n$ W! }# u4 d+ u* U
1 p6 A1 z6 ~; \! w You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
- ?8 o4 @, ?4 F+ S will pay you $500. ' e2 @( j* i! A; q/ a$ J" [/ S+ G
9 E V6 T8 K( P3 Y This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
' x! ~. q$ i0 M4 T. ]$ m8 Hthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 3 |7 x( _& S6 r, U: d
. p* C& B# i6 {: H- ?/ z3 m# d! SThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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. j3 @9 H& Z4 Q8 y4 d8 y0 [" VThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
" d$ D! A2 d% J2 }pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the7 o2 N: j% t) C1 g' k5 [
lawyer. 2 G6 P. j! j3 @# l
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.* B; \4 l% p6 X% Q
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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 all+ @- d' X; j8 J5 ]" Z, A
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
a$ c" e3 M; pthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
/ Z) i+ c- w9 f' w. u9 Wof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and. B8 T) F# D5 c# ]5 r6 [- N
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right# S, I7 Q% l+ {& P8 e( L
back to sleep.
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: o! r/ L6 C4 t3 A+ J, NThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
: [7 p9 Y" _2 L) ]wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and+ c- V" w/ B$ L; O0 E8 Y ], N. `
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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