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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
3 b" b6 p3 ^" dthe newfie would like to play a fun game. # D) j v+ b" }7 s- s
6 N# O( S$ O- s( R) w; e& W* G The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
) Q& s0 ]5 y$ C/ H, z he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
+ G9 J, W9 n2 r3 B" G lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I4 P, s+ T4 n6 O5 L! r
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,& Q3 G' w+ c7 B2 B7 r
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 E+ \8 h: w& W- C* {9 }5 @' [7 C
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep, z+ S! y3 K9 ?+ ?% { |4 P
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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* E3 V! I6 [ W& zThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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( i; D9 z: X2 N# wThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his6 T# R+ `- b6 F+ M' n7 i2 ~- G% a; t
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the0 R: Q& ?( ^* i
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.8 m( |8 E; M# w: }5 @6 s
$ j6 g9 P$ ?3 L) S1 {. PHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
! q/ { b" I M: sthree legs, and comes down with four?' + n5 l: l: b4 o1 D- K' |7 o% c
( M+ r% }7 X2 H9 l( S6 `The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all% V! M- k7 L2 Q9 M
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all8 d# S& D0 N$ L0 k5 T7 q# W
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour c: C( I( N: ~0 Q1 Y( P
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and3 v, ?0 a* b- Z7 P
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ u5 s3 p9 j$ t/ n7 I5 L y; C
back to sleep.
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8 u' I0 J. K. G m, H4 k! j3 ^The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* W; A* g c7 p+ A; {' ^
wakes the newfie up and asks, ( y2 ^# }+ H6 A1 T% C2 t
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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; x. m c! Y) k' y
and goes back to sleep.: y8 E1 r( d% [( ]
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