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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
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I1 l6 L# H2 H: ?# G' `
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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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 his
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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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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
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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