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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 if6 y2 O4 o- m# e9 E. ]
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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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
& W1 s0 J d: R9 e$ }* `0 l* Uask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,4 T4 z7 b. S2 x4 v9 P; e
you pay me only $5.
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6 n& [, c ~8 W* i* t You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I5 Y7 K2 r6 K% B/ ?
will pay you $500. 6 I$ b* E. y j/ g& N7 B2 I" B
& a2 r+ @$ Y8 V1 k/ D+ h This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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5 ~$ D$ ?! l+ Z9 I4 f$ r( xThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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9 R2 k" a3 ^8 N8 T$ ^4 e1 NThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his& d. m/ G: F- v! R( J
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.2 Z& s: {0 M$ X y3 {2 m- X
( [1 q9 E1 C- F# O6 n9 {) QHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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$ S3 D: s3 X9 j6 G d- v5 BThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ R0 Z4 ~8 ^/ r+ k* U
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all! j/ J7 [+ g: f& J; Y0 E: v
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour1 i+ f6 F! L3 k. f5 N
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
' x. H& G0 I: U) mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right3 n- h" Q6 b# q+ F: c; W" y
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He8 o: j1 W$ Z& X. E
wakes the newfie up and asks, ! u3 E) _- F+ B" n/ Y; A: V# e0 _2 E
2 ?) n. f: E! L'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 X, N. u/ t, ]
comes down with four?' % f* Y4 g6 E# s2 |2 g% F$ Q
( H) u+ z# T Z# r- i' f' N" S+ dThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# i$ v" M% J, F* W0 ~& l3 F* m3 g- T9 g2 E
and goes back to sleep.6 o/ J+ M8 t& X+ a% t; \
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