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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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the newfie would like to play a fun game. 1 v" y% U9 e% V8 {% L
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" @" r, X7 A2 b4 l% xask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
8 c$ S. e5 b' Z8 a$ n& s" _3 Hyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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- n& j y1 @; N$ u2 b This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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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; t1 ?; R) p X# i6 g
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the/ i( s/ a% ]* D$ R/ Z- l$ e! {
lawyer. " d9 b/ [1 P7 a" I7 n' J& t7 c
- k/ d F) c, g' yNow, it's the newfie's turn.' L1 I( h1 ~; G/ j F
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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
1 ?$ B* W* c7 Xreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) T9 ]- E- U4 Z' Dthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour; K- x* ^2 v6 v% K) d6 h1 r' {0 b
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
. R* ~ j( ~0 L! y& ^hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
# j3 l* s$ b, V6 zback to sleep.
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" o+ l) b# h: M7 z) W fThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He3 Q& ]* ?# `" ~4 g, r7 m: v& y
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- @+ r4 d( A1 g7 S
comes down with four?' 4 \0 a. I1 D- S" e: H& a
g6 m- T1 k I: zThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5& ?7 ~7 J3 o) u- E y3 k) Y, w: v0 t
and goes back to sleep.( H2 O, G3 E% a
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