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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, so9 d: Q' ?: p) G
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
1 c* J D+ G2 z% q. \* L: r7 F lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
: V; T5 R# F- }ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
0 J+ ^8 A. P* e! o G& kyou pay me only $5.
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/ @1 E" P" U; F- L# @6 n" _) u+ ~9 V You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
" ~( ]* o/ W% k4 ~7 }: e7 ` will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep, `! P; u; g9 y* f
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 3 F5 V9 @4 y, O" t
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
/ V6 _1 ], F5 m+ mpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) g9 M( n Z- F/ M. ~. O
lawyer. 9 v9 B1 [6 q5 c7 d& r
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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( M. t! l; z' [1 O# ?& I8 aHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with, ?: D8 e l* z5 Q
three legs, and comes down with four?' / W% n' H# r' H
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
0 g, B( R" E m" q$ ?9 y2 b' mreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; L8 g: [8 P" p) C% C5 V) ]" c: jthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour0 d; T& i* F" j
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
, k$ O4 L( G# H% o. f' Bhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right4 t" T7 l' ~( n$ m
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He$ z- \- R7 y! X9 x2 F( U
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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( o- q9 A6 I6 H. N'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 G! D) H' h2 T. M
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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