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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. * A4 W$ K, U. C/ P6 N7 F" T
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so& U5 n ~& H k9 j+ ~& N9 ?
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer," u) f: m3 `' M% n5 C5 n
you pay me only $5. 7 H7 q2 P, O4 a1 e i1 c* g* t
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I; Q# A2 ?) f, |: H- b
will pay you $500. 4 a4 A# I& i$ p! e# R
/ U; E* _; w+ J4 d. q This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
4 d z% Z1 r5 T1 }/ uthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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$ j( g) T% \1 a6 L1 ~: q$ @- JThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
* [+ y. Q# E. {$ Y0 C; |pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the4 \3 u, G9 q4 v1 w. t0 u! \
lawyer. 2 o( A* ^' m1 [- q7 ^0 T
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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! T0 `) O/ u, ?4 d( v: @( a' A5 {. NHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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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 hour6 g% c- t9 i9 ~1 ?( i2 n6 W
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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# k, N& n1 \+ v8 _" t) }9 I# rThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He$ \ r' ^2 S' n9 b5 c
wakes the newfie up and asks, - o( |0 }8 A' F9 q0 I
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
/ k- y2 ^5 l1 I/ [8 I% l: Ucomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $59 y: j+ G8 W+ x. Z1 }
and goes back to sleep.
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