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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. E- a* I2 }9 Y" h
}& L8 {) O7 m* F5 ~# y6 O' }7 M The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" h- d" M$ z S
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 `1 d( [; Y; Y. l* O lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I: D# Q* T& I4 J% U, r' E
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 h1 U" ?8 J. P, s, U: s+ M" S2 d
you pay me only $5. & z s$ \+ ]; Y5 i
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will pay you $500.
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; B6 A% ^+ _; q% j) @' m This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' X; Z! ^, b% `4 b
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
6 ^7 e+ g5 i1 T& T+ Y# apocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn. m* C; T U+ w( ~- s! D$ W
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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, A3 z, u8 Z7 S1 ]" ], c( A, W
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all, b1 H6 t# O) E+ ?6 d4 f6 |4 A
the 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 right2 n" r7 X% g2 ?! j+ j2 }
back to sleep.
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" y5 f- E i; W# UThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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0 X3 _( s% n: x0 C. M'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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) V+ \& L' @, H# m0 Z( Q+ y' OThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5' I" u9 g# \/ n0 ~% I' I
and goes back to sleep.& E- t7 C2 M' `: A3 p% E
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