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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) c1 D8 H4 t8 X# e* W. P0 U) h, L8 W% S
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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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
% l5 i8 f# i$ R- dask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,1 F( q9 L0 n3 K" Y
you pay me only $5. 2 e1 r0 Z8 H+ Y; E' P
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ( H1 B+ K2 u. E0 R& @
* v) r# F0 F- C0 C1 o8 ?The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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l$ a. e# j7 L! O' p+ A& [6 `6 u( SThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) I/ n8 ?# y9 V9 h. qpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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: I8 n3 ], B% H. J- a) C+ l' G% MNow, it's the newfie's turn.9 i* c) |7 |# o+ \( V. a1 ~$ S
- E# u3 S' `7 B5 `. C/ mHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with& U: l ?- j J, } W0 k/ w: D$ k
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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3 a+ ^4 w B7 }# H9 E9 kThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all0 O8 x, x( r0 @
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all& o) M( k/ ]" N- w2 h
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ F/ q/ L( d! {7 T0 I0 i5 E
back to sleep. " S7 c8 Q {: p1 s
4 ?) g* b6 U7 hThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and" i G H: n$ N7 i. v
comes down with four?'
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* s. C7 E+ K G1 G$ G/ rThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 ?" [+ Y1 M# o0 f! N" L7 G; N
and goes back to sleep.
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