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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 if5 w1 k' o2 j- U" I+ I% b8 v
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 7 y$ c* j/ l% V3 i
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so7 |( K/ |9 \- M- g# ^, f9 w6 \
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The) |2 Y3 k% z! X7 K9 z. j$ p
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
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& ?1 A" G5 n0 eyou pay me only $5. & y- w; c- N; `: _0 L( B
7 x+ M) u; W1 @5 \! x You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
) P6 K; O9 D, {/ X/ |$ |- _ will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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. h2 t: h Z+ I) |0 E9 RThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ ^1 ^2 T: O, t3 k4 Q0 P! O
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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" @) y2 K# I) C0 V1 l K; hNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( R8 p& z- a8 D, v; d2 m2 Z* F
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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4 |: ]$ n. {5 y. k2 H6 WThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* A% t9 V ]- F" O/ E
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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3 a5 p7 _6 C: f. K'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and/ x1 c0 w6 p- i2 N: p3 W
comes down with four?' 3 B# P4 V! v- V
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5( I' X9 i: H O. ]4 e1 a
and goes back to sleep.
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