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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
; B+ a _0 P4 p: P. cthe newfie would like to play a fun game. / I E0 H" K7 z/ X9 Q
9 s$ }) t* w% _' j1 s The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so; t$ J) T" q8 o+ G/ l
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The+ ~# h( O o$ o: `+ ^. D( g' n
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
, V5 j4 O! Z* U% oask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
. Z) n% X5 a3 |6 Gyou pay me only $5. 4 T) P& ?' {) h8 d6 D
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep6 K f' y; W1 ^8 S
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
# `4 m2 h! Z2 F4 v) n. Bpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
* [* P1 I! W+ e- Z/ {! mlawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: d9 v; d2 p+ s: i) g8 D' ?
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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h% B. k$ W7 g% \The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all+ X0 U0 C" V0 G5 S! ^9 G
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 U6 ?& r/ D: {4 E. Rthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour5 Z3 K# o0 O. E# F( \
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
8 E8 n1 M1 g4 n% }# Dhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right; m- ^+ I+ H; u7 G- U
back to sleep. 0 ]/ Q* _. P6 \5 M+ ~0 L) g
3 t: B. j2 K+ r( I: M+ s( vThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
- r9 X* ?/ }3 o+ b1 mwakes the newfie up and asks, ' l5 h8 A2 {" |2 S# e) a; m: t
. L) O5 x8 G* r( q$ F5 R" {) R'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; J( [9 w5 {& F# {7 y. |
and goes back to sleep.
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