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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( F+ U* Q8 E) N
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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7 N8 \* w& P9 O S lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" \6 r$ w) ^6 {ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
! w8 h ~8 n; ]- W* J7 ryou pay me only $5. # |5 ~% u* O7 q8 h$ N& Z/ B
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 Z5 U8 Z6 ?- _1 u2 T
will pay you $500.
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2 r9 G* R8 A* P( y This catches the newfie's attention and to keep" |( s6 v8 `( ]+ x
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 j7 ~6 b; ? w- l# R& c: J
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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9 V! \! B- C4 H: k2 m1 l2 Q% H9 LThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his! `( D5 d8 }' i/ H& G/ X
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the' c$ {6 D: j9 p' o5 L3 E0 H: j
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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( n; G2 b& j1 _4 T* q. G! L& M* z7 rHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
9 l* O: ], G$ o; n- S6 T5 I4 D! freferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 [/ [9 K' e$ S- f. Xthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
: D. x! V$ I( M% H$ L N! mof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# g: s' ? Z. Chands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He3 r5 ?5 ?) |$ E6 t
wakes the newfie up and asks, 8 J0 ]' |. B1 ^) }
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 E, ^' e& m% B( |' n+ i' b0 n
and goes back to sleep.
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