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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
$ ]! g" p4 o \9 ythe newfie would like to play a fun game. 9 K/ M1 h/ Y: T
. @2 F L$ N! _9 M& ~ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
0 ^8 V3 n, _( \* ? he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
\( ]4 M `" B! r) H lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
' U+ w. U8 i: Oask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
* o! [ b) j: q* y; \you pay me only $5. # J, O0 Y* t3 x3 ?, N( P8 \; b
; t& \: g Y7 h. C You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
, Y3 k' Q) M4 R# R5 K will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
. o% u7 N- p8 A4 Lthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ( p$ G4 l3 d! N' @# v
' S) [$ o7 m7 Q! o5 k! N+ MThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his1 Z' s7 F* E# n& Z* x3 }1 I
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the. @5 s' V9 j2 c }3 p4 {, [
lawyer. 1 l1 t1 w7 Z! I1 b3 [6 m
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.7 s% [; u# x+ h+ r5 V
" n6 m7 V# ^- @) }6 v$ QHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 J$ R( R+ y" A& a& | [* A8 q
three legs, and comes down with four?' 9 C+ m* L( g# w* \+ ]
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all, i' G( {: @# X8 ]
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 H: [& m: z' v5 |8 @the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour$ [5 w4 f* g$ C) r8 K- M- ^5 C
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
4 V1 J! U: }: |, V8 q/ u' chands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
3 v& Z' R# M; ^4 Hback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 n5 d9 E0 Q6 Q5 O* T7 @ [
wakes the newfie up and asks, ) _! F; P* c, {9 [( j4 c# P0 {
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 j' n: y5 B. M' y) X' l5 n8 s
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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