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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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+ ]& M1 V/ r) @: d; Ethat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if$ H- E9 S$ R: e! i
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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' f" B6 J- ~+ I0 T3 C, a The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
2 j8 h7 i3 t! j5 c/ [+ U3 o9 `2 f+ y he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The* P2 I. y$ y& Q5 |+ u
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
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you pay me only $5.
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7 `/ m, ]. z/ n" g You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I1 z7 k7 U! _9 S
will pay you $500. & G3 {: a$ W0 {% Y
/ ~" e/ _6 @( N2 P. |' D, Y! q" n This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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z: U9 W& ~0 R G' X8 TThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his2 K, L+ ~0 c( X4 x8 z
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.# e: \5 E8 j: k6 \ f+ |
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all' f; Z6 E, n2 w5 b$ S3 R
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all" i: b" Y3 G! S9 u4 T7 D- b W
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour9 s2 y' R, C- ^6 V5 I/ S. I
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# ]" ~ M( o+ y2 E0 o: Mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right% m. }) W9 F; }# o$ M
back to sleep.
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; D d4 Q4 D" UThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* D2 a( o7 i( x9 K8 a, Q' B+ t
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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, X5 u2 `% u% B% K'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ i' p3 J- I( b6 K3 Z
comes down with four?'
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( l; X) `) u/ {* y9 q0 rThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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