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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 if3 m% m) s8 y: K- f8 G. r
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ; X O" t3 x0 E! b7 C9 Z. `: `
4 @8 }# e& L) J 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
4 c7 a2 y6 n& U8 Z) {ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
% W: c6 I6 @# u, lyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I+ p- ~1 ?- X4 G/ q0 ]8 ^8 O
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep% \8 m" X0 a; s3 L9 C# m
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 7 u4 S8 I. x- f$ w |& r* y$ ~1 L
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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
y. A0 T: w$ r2 a1 Opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour4 [- ^* I8 z4 m, o
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
, ]' E3 q+ _3 Phands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right- Y, { O- J. b! o- b
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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, I/ D8 q( k6 l'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* W* t4 B8 M7 n- j
and goes back to sleep.' M' U g O. t1 j6 E# l& ~% l
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