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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
" K7 |. \. k2 \the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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- e X$ A1 w+ e" O! w( c lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I ^1 V8 ]. N, v8 d1 v; l- g
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
: h; D5 I* [( d/ w+ U7 R/ m) Lyou pay me only $5.
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* D/ E {; H7 u0 {6 F0 m You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I. \! N5 w u, Y$ t: W l2 m* z1 Y
will pay you $500. 0 s9 R3 ^6 w+ S h
) k& [. }( `( M, T* C& M This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his3 Q3 [) T" b6 y
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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1 {( o# t$ M2 y7 p1 U0 J6 KNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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/ s, H& U6 j( fHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
$ q3 A# k3 c! Zthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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& H; X x9 t% b hThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
+ A6 C" G& ?6 y) nreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
* o7 ?. ~/ `2 e' h( Q3 Bthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour7 w) L9 G9 X8 P8 D' l: }
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
2 ]6 _9 k$ {; I' W2 `hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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3 A, M7 G% }' k# ^. d( @1 TThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 }0 H2 F2 M; D# J/ m/ H
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