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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& X( Q4 j) ?* v, o2 M# G
the newfie would like to play a fun game. F: N& U) C$ h6 }; ^' w" Z* q
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he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,4 i% l! o8 {' v7 m) K
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his5 k* g" i8 Y: z; R
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the" l) M2 c% M. a* F: O. D i0 z
lawyer. , ?* _. r2 _) K( y; e$ z) I
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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! s5 l; O: W7 P: u% EThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right0 M, ]7 s7 _4 O( B% f
back to sleep. ( m! J* R, U6 P9 m, j* C
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He. O+ {/ U; \- N) h
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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: A- H1 s9 S# a. v/ {; h'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 T/ D) O% ^4 V/ ~) X$ p
comes down with four?' % u+ M9 W4 ?/ d( s" ~
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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