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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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the newfie would like to play a fun game. * ~4 E0 ?4 ~0 y- B1 H% K
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so$ j# J0 j7 ?, r0 w& h1 B8 Z; N! n
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,
8 I* o/ Y) t3 i) v- Iyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ {1 r5 T: v( X# T: `0 m
will pay you $500. ( z2 r1 m, m' |! }# I% [! E
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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 his6 W2 ~3 y6 Y' R& Y* E+ _" u4 t
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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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 all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
+ I3 X& ?. c, F5 I C1 `of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
' e4 l# m* x: lhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right: O5 ^8 \# S2 `$ }9 `) T
back to sleep. 2 l; s. ]' u* \/ v! z# W$ m
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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* N4 ~8 w7 N) _! C0 O) R2 S6 A
comes down with four?' 1 U Q1 h% ?$ ?7 ~* ?
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5( C3 {% p* V1 E. ^' w. i* _/ p. j3 B
and goes back to sleep.
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