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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
6 B5 R. J" @+ |, O) |! T/ kthe 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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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
$ h5 C& z+ |& n9 Z% R0 ~: Dask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,& J) r# ^& O/ ` H4 a$ {8 u
you pay me only $5. : G8 X0 p4 F7 x" [: m
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I" O3 S: n$ i: [1 N; f+ H4 r( d
will pay you $500. " k1 h; T& j) o* [! ~% U
) g. n* ^, V2 z This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
6 C5 s6 G8 d- x( U0 m+ Athe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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0 Y4 @# s E: z! ?2 y4 D+ E" X; L- QThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 ^( p o/ P* ?! ]
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the( \8 [4 s3 {$ R
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.6 x4 k; R9 }8 i5 S; ~
" g+ T% _# E/ r' V9 q% @He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
% _6 {8 x+ D4 ]* b; U$ Nthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
O# \ v1 k4 ^4 _, i) M' J+ ireferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
' O( g. D8 V7 ]9 [; Q# j. dthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
9 Z4 v8 a, b8 s3 v9 x) Oof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and9 D L7 U, q% ?# j! A% D
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
- r+ n# E1 i+ d# p' vback to sleep. # u- p2 O5 c, h# u4 Y0 F# `9 Y' S
5 u7 V: E9 X" f2 RThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
% _* ]5 Z3 d4 f0 ?wakes the newfie up and asks, - M8 G+ ~; W6 `. X5 ?7 F6 M3 J. ~
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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5 q% m$ X6 c$ W5 Z5 bThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5( o% A7 D/ v% d7 \/ X% e6 B
and goes back to sleep.
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