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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
2 P: J8 Z# q1 I9 J1 E9 Wthe newfie would like to play a fun game. S# v( [/ i: a3 @. a
# U: g7 P" B( }0 U' [ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so* V9 M! U9 x. }: e6 E, B
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
* M# _. y* H3 ^* l- Q; C v lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" L7 }* z) k# M# k& H2 b" Qask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,% o9 O7 i9 R1 H' X
you pay me only $5. , x! x7 _* t8 _1 V; H* a* a, d
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ p. b5 i1 M& H' x
will pay you $500. ( ]' ]( K4 `/ X" A/ m5 a6 g7 m1 I7 y
) G8 k6 P7 j/ I) u, G' A) A: m This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: H8 d) `( w, Z0 A3 `pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the# _& P7 W, d5 w8 C/ J
lawyer. 4 x5 L+ _9 t& @5 M9 }5 X
9 D4 {0 p. A* G- r0 _# I9 n4 i$ tNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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: e: C. H+ _1 jHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with# Q$ S1 I) H- H" h7 S
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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) r4 j' i- h* qThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all4 J6 b2 e, ^: M7 \& a4 X
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- Y1 T, U& E$ j dthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
6 _3 ^/ m3 e) Q9 C' t# E* }of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and0 Q- x) D3 ?# `7 ]4 v; W$ r' u2 s
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 J* X2 O$ S3 R- L8 Q
wakes the newfie up and asks, % p' w% p5 ^; C+ H$ g
& M/ I! X0 e6 B) D! k+ Z'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
: Q8 _& e0 Y2 G8 |) R& f8 M$ ycomes down with four?' # A0 K; ^4 d' P
; _, N% j/ Y1 d! f1 |- `The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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