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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
4 x8 @1 A: Y, W6 sthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so! D" e u) G d* S" V$ s
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' h5 I4 F; t, P. N( y
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 m. J+ {9 S- a
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,& E* G5 T' R, j) l" @7 e
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I1 S' _5 Q/ y' j$ d
will pay you $500. 5 o8 g% R7 ^# X
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the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. }+ \$ p1 f; ^: V: _1 v$ l9 o
% V' ~6 |% x. `( w6 w+ g) S+ i* IThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
$ i# F, l p/ `% [ }4 v1 rpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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9 G! i3 n1 ?0 G) _1 R1 C4 R! QNow, it's the newfie's turn.4 E- _/ \" c$ _5 L
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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 all7 q4 |" f$ X6 U2 x
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all! F/ C8 ? v$ c$ c& C$ B
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 J7 z, E" `. H0 iof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
) ]/ Y& I% W7 z4 c8 ^5 dhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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o. ]/ p3 f4 R+ Y. c: wThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 s8 Z3 M) s' _$ e' H3 h
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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, e) t; Z" a- Q- C6 Z' k% G% u2 A'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and* ~" o1 k3 l- `4 R
comes down with four?'
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1 W. ~6 R3 [' KThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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