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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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0 {: q! L+ [" B2 ithat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
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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. I3 [/ o' s9 T- o. f! R7 |
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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% D( G+ |5 R B: y7 T 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 keep
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+ Q+ \. X; L" @; ?3 t( r) nThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) r6 h" q# S9 O5 o
lawyer.
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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) V% l @# x2 M1 H n( z8 H
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 f" L8 @ l; t4 V! }" I
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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5 x$ [$ a5 A( g7 _2 WThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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