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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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3 S6 k8 s) W+ tthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
L. ^" R" p5 K: L0 M. Q4 _2 w% Zthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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: a! x' U7 r. X6 @ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so0 Y9 q8 X% f- P, J: h" S
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
, b1 D7 w& u9 x V. @0 f lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 C9 t! [* X$ J( q+ D
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,- W% Q# {6 o' F8 A
you pay me only $5.
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# C- @1 {6 D5 z- Z& b) p7 l( h) e3 ~ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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2 d& g- @, l5 O This catches the newfie's attention and to keep3 b( }5 N, G6 x
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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8 d" o/ ?# w/ EThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his n& R$ I. z5 w) h. l) }
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the `# w4 w( p4 @9 X$ a4 X1 ?4 f! t
lawyer. 1 |5 Z# O& g" s2 D7 h
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.( Z6 ?8 h9 ~9 o. P) @/ Y
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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$ Y, g3 N, g2 \! f9 q5 zThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- ?' Q5 F' P- }2 A; n) Q
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) T7 ~! U0 o* ythe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
2 x+ T6 C* `0 M- Z, h, {of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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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$ d' W* B _3 j
comes down with four?'
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8 z, I$ f6 {: o. l5 gThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $54 {# j1 L" Z. n% [! n" S- W
and goes back to sleep.
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