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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
" C! O$ y1 Q& A' Uthe newfie would like to play a fun game. % p, ?2 \/ W+ u+ B# ~; N( [* L
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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. I2 P; K9 K0 g0 l
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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- Y, x8 h3 |+ g; `, F This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
# N. I- Y/ k. ~. Mthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ' P6 g2 R+ o" R- }$ V- t
$ O- D' z+ c p& z3 T9 q2 G4 uThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
( [9 M8 \( P' v9 H: cpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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4 O( Q, D1 W4 y6 Q5 ^1 ]/ sNow, 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& v( E+ n1 ]; B8 d( D; ~" K. h
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
6 E3 ], v. }1 qthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour2 ?* m- z3 y- ~. @- \( B
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
+ q5 R9 q; a6 W+ _6 B/ y+ ghands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right. d; ~) z# y* q, \1 t
back to sleep.
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' r1 ~/ X8 j) E! ?( U" vThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
+ i( g0 z& _3 a! a1 @# O* bwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- x: Y. p! `* G/ d/ O6 a+ V
comes down with four?'
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! j! u: u' _6 pThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5' j+ W/ ^2 Y s+ ~
and goes back to sleep.
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