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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so* I W- u; A0 O6 Y$ i1 L
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 J* W1 a8 H( n. i0 ?/ j
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 x2 d7 ?. N" J6 e2 p
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
) O: }8 l; Z. m& |; [5 Dyou pay me only $5. * [& w* n" c! i, A3 z
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I5 A0 G- A2 P2 o( b8 G
will pay you $500. ( N9 S% j% [2 `- [9 ]( d
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
7 {( ~3 S: l6 `6 w/ r7 m9 Tpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
! F! u/ J' F9 _+ C& Kthree legs, and comes down with four?' * g% F2 @% o m2 b$ x4 J3 n
, w# ?( s7 t5 Y% ^/ MThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all! g- b. s/ M- d
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ |/ l, L7 ]4 p4 x7 Ethe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour# B' Q; Z9 X o9 O' [' }% h
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
( B4 W5 z& u$ w z) ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 J9 r/ x* Y+ a; `7 B* q
back to sleep.
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b! w" m3 N3 z+ e8 i- `# YThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He! j) z' N) v0 P6 z7 J5 q, |" I' f
wakes the newfie up and asks, * m8 w9 T3 n7 M6 B; t
1 y0 P6 c7 z2 w$ M6 m0 r'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
l1 C/ D/ b; T) ecomes down with four?'
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- k3 \) `3 J! ?: M7 \4 z! rThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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