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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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: z# b1 m: n" ]* Lthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if' b6 X6 a6 I* E
the newfie would like to play a fun game. " t: c8 W) D5 N4 d* E% M! ?1 ~
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I* ?; c7 G L3 `: S4 @; N
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,$ f. l1 } V, F* ]3 M3 Y( S
you pay me only $5. % o; K, A4 w% Y/ i6 l, P
+ J/ s+ X, k _, g- u You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I* t' w0 w8 S# w/ {
will pay you $500.
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6 t; k0 {, |. ^4 ~5 l1 E This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! ?1 U* ^5 k- Q6 B7 C! \8 L" P
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his2 |' D! x* S' ~& I
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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* I5 X0 K& ~! Q0 m- u/ c, O6 yNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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4 p9 [) B, Y4 S' Q# S2 ~! k3 pHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with0 Q8 {! {- N+ Q& ^5 s0 D
three legs, and comes down with four?' 0 s: r- `3 R- ^8 f$ V) M& C
4 k# N+ f& k) O/ I2 B& {0 fThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all' a% ]1 Y+ t7 a: r0 L1 Q- d& J* G
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
6 K0 H0 ^) w3 Z9 s1 qthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
# S9 H7 M3 M! J) U! q9 iback to sleep. + b( v8 i o. M- x# z
* N" z+ n7 W9 P0 G f$ uThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
) o ^* L; x) [: u; n* Iwakes the newfie up and asks, # f. s1 ?8 V" p/ W1 j
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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 h9 u, {5 E9 ?) @0 U
and goes back to sleep.! b& D5 Y9 N' M
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