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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* o! ~3 K' l$ i: V+ W _) T8 z2 j. \; T
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ) |4 W' f$ i0 c! |1 r* W5 C
9 q+ J0 ?' \1 k) o1 R! C' m# e The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
( N( I! I$ Z! B& F5 z, c; q# L, @ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
: v' f& ?+ x) [/ ~ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
% r# O& e H, C3 A5 I" pask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# S% |! G. ^% V$ f, Y3 X
you pay me only $5. 6 T9 p( _: C8 _3 _8 @6 L, M/ r
' p0 h0 @2 \" v1 R1 Z3 h& A You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ n& }; z+ e7 A7 H3 `$ y4 u
will pay you $500. 1 |& c* i% T' B& S) k4 z
; x1 C# S" r, z- v' J5 y This catches the newfie's attention and to keep& }( I; _9 W! A: T+ n$ S5 n
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ! ]- S5 |" B7 r- W% V& ?
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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
2 d$ J5 _. `- |3 @0 y( {pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the. i, k7 M8 }: P8 g' b" K+ o- P1 w
lawyer. 5 W9 |, S4 ^/ F$ I
* U. ?* S3 T w) ^0 A9 V! sNow, it's the newfie's turn.) H: t7 g5 p( K; i2 v
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with2 F+ l$ C- _- N. m0 b' L
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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' h. h+ r V* m8 r: LThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, x; ^+ `+ x6 b1 n* Q: x% ]; ~references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all: j$ Z" n2 Y$ e" P- O- o
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* f. {. w A# u
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and1 ]% K7 c* G% {
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right2 A% x! {# H- s3 F
back to sleep. 1 T0 ?5 [3 P- f5 s. s
/ @% Q. h2 O/ w& }3 R8 Y- t tThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He( v4 o- O% }; s# C+ m, e3 ^& d
wakes the newfie up and asks, ; k- T- U, b! ]/ q
1 m8 m4 l7 Q6 i+ S" t0 \4 a! ?- A'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! _8 `( k% w" E! Y2 c( R
comes down with four?'
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/ u) Q9 r) e8 Z' s% Z `6 KThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 N$ K. j5 ?( O2 U: y2 x
and goes back to sleep., w; x- C4 n0 M; E# j! I
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