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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# e: r2 g3 [ n. m8 [- O
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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! G2 C4 G1 S `$ w lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I0 @/ z+ K1 ]8 A- S6 q
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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7 H8 p. l. o8 X! H7 O You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I: q! h; P B+ I: P' \
will pay you $500.
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1 e& \) l3 v0 ^; N1 Z7 {' M+ Z This catches the newfie's attention and to keep# K0 G S' {: x7 m0 B
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 9 ^7 X/ I, n- y& J0 f6 M5 @( q
" o: k, f' Y( k" f. `( V1 {The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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# O, B4 `, K, {5 Y+ I# v1 [; kThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 e) N7 }$ z* J" J' q
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) W: \, ?9 B/ S# K
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn., X# e& T. T$ l7 n
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with1 d P8 G2 R& I/ i/ t
three legs, and comes down with four?' : i$ z. b: p- f$ ]
% _8 [4 R* \: P' t0 O$ y% ^The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all+ r" @6 Y! u( M$ K i
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
' H6 i! T- s; ^# b4 C, ^+ ^the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 H% B! ~% u# O1 q* u# P" N
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ Z$ K5 r, j4 r
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right# j1 ~/ X0 M0 B6 c
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
3 H) h6 ^" P1 Ecomes down with four?'
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3 z9 ~& M8 D( ]' C0 X7 C, WThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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