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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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& G/ w, B9 C# u0 Athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if- I% q* C; |& Y# ?. I
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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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
2 d h; M3 q1 G( y* x2 xyou pay me only $5.
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' I8 N; D; y/ g- T+ h You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I1 V N% o e/ |$ t" ?0 @' w& Z8 L
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 w o" P* Q% j6 d, z9 V
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; \, Z1 N# c, p( ?, s# q- _7 U$ M
lawyer. $ c/ F* M" ?' z: w) S9 R& W
: `, b6 m3 s% d; s4 z" h/ ~Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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) k, l, V4 s* LHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with6 a$ \# o( M: K& K5 t
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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6 [$ q- y* F) B/ {8 D$ Y, vThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all+ K$ L5 [) c: B2 o! R- n! E4 c) `# h
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He c2 L: ?; j% r$ ?1 c
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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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5$ y, k+ ^6 l3 s8 ^9 F2 ?
and goes back to sleep.
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