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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 if6 {4 a- ]) r4 d1 d5 ^. X2 x
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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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I& z4 \* a1 _* a
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,6 Y, q' b8 X6 h/ I2 A! m2 t
you pay me only $5.
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: ]2 m) L. F. U2 B5 |3 A* f You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I" k& r1 m( H; e$ P$ J. Y) q
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 O; O8 u2 X: Z# y1 @
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ! V& E6 @/ \, D# J' C3 w
! a& D) R( E x, Y! @The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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' V- q3 v0 ?# V9 ]( A+ _7 `$ [The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, W8 W/ \( s. U/ T8 j; q/ Q
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with2 F' B0 c+ ]$ J8 `& r' H
three legs, and comes down with four?' " R: C5 n7 V8 _# n, `6 X
. B% s5 Y3 x# e5 lThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all! J5 ~$ j- l8 Q8 E/ ]4 S% N/ @' O
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
$ Q5 H/ _0 b6 U% s+ N4 \the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour7 i0 s) C* R& V. e! h' f* Q
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
_# O) d" D. m8 jhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right' `/ i, s0 D- _" u$ |8 z
back to sleep. , S, t1 B3 x1 L5 P* o
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He) g1 ^! {; X7 Y+ u. b
wakes the newfie up and asks, 5 j h7 u, L7 p l/ F
7 a- Y1 Y$ l0 k4 V6 i- Q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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2 k! {) ?8 Z" J& [& sThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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