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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
/ D1 i4 L, `/ ~% s9 sthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 X( _/ r a9 ~( O4 @# A% _. [- Y
# }; p! {8 V8 t$ p: P The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
6 p4 e3 n" w0 W: G0 @, ~% W+ x% _ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The s( O A4 C+ D* k& {+ ^
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I1 y" Q0 N' v4 Z) A+ M& D
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
& S+ F+ j" w, u' @7 V" Jyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I# F7 W( N! L* [" L( ~$ k5 E
will pay you $500. $ g: b& O. v1 Z! \
$ t5 O# e) k% |3 O5 k/ U5 E This catches the newfie's attention and to keep8 U7 v+ e- G2 H$ M1 Z$ Z+ h
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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1 N+ O( V4 n7 m# x0 E2 b) v# |The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
' _: Y" ?3 r5 `! c, I* B3 O/ A: cpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the( G; E @! U7 D9 H2 t+ s% N
lawyer. $ c. B0 M4 j z2 L9 s
8 G! v+ l' V: O& `# oNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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; k4 e+ O% J$ }7 u5 _; `$ p' yHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
8 b4 O+ D3 C4 W0 `- M' N9 Y7 Wthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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3 j8 ^; y* f7 G% V, kThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
2 x+ i$ E) m: p# v, v$ E8 xreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all3 p0 [5 y- X2 i) S7 |2 L
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
' `; m) L! g8 p1 Fof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and4 ], m' @9 g* ~
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He' d- W$ w0 W8 ?$ i) K# T5 i
wakes the newfie up and asks, 3 M- ?! k: n& B ]% f
3 U2 A% n; \& c! t# |8 e) K'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
9 A! @0 O" z4 Q3 \4 r9 ocomes down with four?'
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7 M3 |/ s' z* t- lThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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