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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! g# n) x% \" o' Y+ _
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 M7 [: f3 T4 _9 K1 t" r2 |5 G9 q
7 o' ? S# o9 N4 V0 d1 `/ W The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" S8 V$ J' L( p% m9 e$ D0 ~ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
2 K& k: a2 N# `4 Z1 A8 g! a0 `- G5 oyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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+ ^* X, I, r7 J0 W1 S5 B3 c5 r; P$ L This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
3 C: g6 U& V% l8 mthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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) h: n) D9 L; U" W1 T' V/ pThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 j" v& M% w* d9 @9 }
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the$ o- X; O& W) x2 y
lawyer. 4 L% I. G6 D) O' U1 c
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Now, it's the newfie's turn." A+ [& [- M+ I9 o; Z
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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* a6 }. b& o# pThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all# i1 y. j( l% W0 M6 L- |& G/ B
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- [# r% w* R# c' dthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour! f# F2 k8 l8 [% u) A! S
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and. i/ j5 C: d9 H0 H& f5 j+ \- h
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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& y( d' @' T/ w5 M6 g K: |% ]The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
8 [5 k6 g: u6 z" x5 `& nwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'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: s7 R4 m/ k: C
and goes back to sleep.2 x- \* Y/ Y9 W- u) D8 A3 ~, I
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