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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. ! v- |4 U7 L9 Z W. O. G
$ b5 Y' E: A' C& `8 A9 j The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
& f; w1 M6 I8 z he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
9 H) G3 H6 Q/ y; h9 _' j lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
9 J4 D/ z$ l- ]1 M7 r' iask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
' Z7 h7 r( O; O& D9 j- Dyou pay me only $5.
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3 u/ J: {& A3 Z You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ K3 j& K! W1 A: T1 T+ Y- z4 j
will pay you $500. 4 o w: X7 A8 l6 e: v9 a
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ _0 R+ U0 z# z4 t( C
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 ]: \4 P. O$ n& I5 r
lawyer. - {4 h* i9 O" H
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.! f8 s% e6 \0 O% X' G4 L5 b Z
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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: ^# j' d5 r; X0 z! d. }The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all4 g8 H+ B8 S8 [9 ?* W7 c5 d6 @: j# r9 |
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all& C* g" s) E* h& a1 ^
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 @3 L2 E' ?' m: q0 Y4 A9 p
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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! C4 F" |8 K2 T8 {, x1 K, v$ n' vThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 {( Q) x: ^5 \5 H8 M
and goes back to sleep.
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