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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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5 Q+ M2 B% {( }' X7 {that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if+ m/ b. y# \2 c3 G: B6 O& }
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The$ w! E* B% A4 N! g. N' X
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 v: |% ~6 L' q9 eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
R5 Z8 m; O) A) D0 P3 Z; ~you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' ^& ]' R9 E3 H5 S3 G- h' a5 o7 [
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 R" M4 j3 `7 M$ Q, m" A8 J" C
$ I0 `+ W; R# ]; r- RThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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lawyer.
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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
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all' A9 ~0 V* J+ O( J2 f# u
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
* E7 x# N9 J# q7 y+ o+ o" xthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
( r% D9 h5 d9 p1 E8 `of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ q% ^! p) _9 Q/ d" y% G+ g0 j6 Ghands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ m# |+ g, H. G& w- D2 p0 {
back to sleep. 0 d3 s5 M, ~2 o# X$ x/ v
. ^ Y3 p6 [$ ]( X3 h: h1 OThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 U; U! Q7 A X" ~5 }" k& p7 O
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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?* {; M3 f7 z% e. a'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and. g! [! E" D3 i0 B. M, B
comes down with four?' 5 ?' F# ]! K1 t, E S! |
3 }) f6 R! v+ I4 C" M6 o$ r( HThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 g* Y) ~7 e5 Q9 \
and goes back to sleep.
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