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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
6 H- @' _4 W8 Bthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
3 O! L/ O Q; {' |! U( ] he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
$ W, G! t+ t5 |2 T3 x3 C# B lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
+ @/ H/ B+ d! x/ j; A! u: z; Dask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
1 e7 X* }$ ]! A- \you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I9 A+ u6 V$ k) ~' G
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep% `+ b1 J6 j5 U: y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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; G8 I% M+ W: I! ^The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
6 a# S* K- w L8 s! x$ opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.. M# i) B6 I1 G( S! V
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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
i" L9 ~/ D6 k# ]6 Kreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ e, i5 A* N5 E8 w6 B7 x2 D7 s+ lthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
- _5 |% l/ E/ r3 Aof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and5 F- D6 Q0 v8 A, F) A
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 _) f* H$ S7 ^/ v: Q- v. T
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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- ]: R- O2 ?. W, b' l6 s'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and& q; B* K" Q9 k
comes down with four?' 4 T/ Y% s4 R; S6 P/ l: x( K
( E9 w1 J( J8 T: DThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5$ A- p+ K% Q, Q- c0 z2 q8 ~# ^
and goes back to sleep.
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