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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
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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: d7 r+ ]$ g- l; l" O: F) u4 P
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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" }6 e% I: |. m( ] 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
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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w4 n" }' Y" _$ Y. m6 D6 NThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
|2 ^% ]' g. W8 H: Wpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.) G& `) T2 c7 Z* Y
. Z& |: A0 E7 K+ y `# THe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with! @% g: I1 j6 y: U0 Q: q4 s
three legs, and comes down with four?' + A) S' ^9 K3 d* r \
( p7 h! o& ~! }4 nThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
3 L0 l# F6 D5 j( b. z+ Q+ N7 b, Wreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
: \! ~- F! h" ?1 x0 l4 Kthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right' ^& ?% q1 q# g; ]$ j# h
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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. }1 g5 k9 S4 t& ?: P' D'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and0 T+ F l/ {4 \. D% v+ M ^
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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