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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) h, h% R4 D
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 b' r8 k& i% @- ~
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' N% D* `- q9 l9 }
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I4 Y, x; a' E- ]. D, F
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
7 a5 k% D1 O+ l' c( F0 L: vyou pay me only $5. - j' n3 B' p& p$ O
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& p8 U. Z1 j9 G
will pay you $500. ) F5 i# \# E: ?" G" v
0 |, n# v8 Q, {9 R; Z This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
" N, u; U4 B$ T* L) q2 A& C5 Mthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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; `7 d) S) H. W" R: z/ t9 tThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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! e9 k8 m1 |( z m* f9 x$ t$ rThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 H" s8 ]: [4 ~1 r5 G5 o
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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' d! E5 r' `6 ?( ?3 W( _5 t _Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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1 i E1 o) k, AThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
" [" O: x* {: n& D6 }references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all; z0 ]8 b+ @/ I: z+ x* U3 S0 z4 ?
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( {. F, D& B; b2 f# c
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep. " ?7 g/ ~- f+ {) r2 }, m
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
6 t& I0 @6 K) r. L* _wakes the newfie up and asks,
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. V" K" Y2 M! c+ J( ~# k. U3 {4 q'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: Y5 l+ ^& I1 N# x0 Q0 F
and goes back to sleep.6 _7 k6 r2 G' w w8 k
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