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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, U& m, M. i9 `) o# `6 `! l5 o
the newfie would like to play a fun game. * ?# o U" F( O3 C9 g7 f5 K
3 |3 T/ M* z/ `) k: R& @5 h The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
9 U' _) g9 M7 X: `: y he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
" ~: c4 e6 m# n" p+ a lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
9 A" q/ q5 y' Q s" Jask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,; I6 S6 v0 g6 W2 i
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I3 f) _4 k. G9 c
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
5 a. E1 d6 @' Z/ ~) Q6 o! |8 athe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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( |9 t b9 C8 yThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
' _2 u! `9 R3 C7 fpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.# S0 s4 j) p0 k0 Q4 b/ }7 l# O
8 V5 V2 W% L3 p4 Q: {! S. j* R8 _He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 O; [. |7 `3 j) u
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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( V6 d! n4 I: u6 F: w% M) p9 ^: fThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all1 J9 n1 H/ _; r- S" q+ z8 g4 A0 Y
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
" P- s. u. N. t$ n {the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
/ l+ ` w$ N. t9 e8 U7 gof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
4 R6 N4 }$ `, U9 lhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
$ \, e5 m3 t& U0 Dwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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7 j' m' }0 w" q, S3 |The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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