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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 if8 d: @7 ^* `3 h! S. ^
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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& g" `! P' j# M( P4 F" p3 J. z" }. F! p8 L The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
$ @) A4 V8 `6 Z he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The; B1 u9 i8 o5 }/ G6 v+ L R
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I' Z! r% A* t! C
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,) a* N8 o, k6 S0 {6 n4 |( T
you pay me only $5. $ j1 {9 J7 x T3 q7 u1 _9 R
3 o) g7 u4 o8 m# _. T+ Y You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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+ G/ S* J% h( J This catches the newfie's attention and to keep; R8 s5 X9 P" J& g4 c+ N; l- B1 }
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ! K5 m6 D3 g3 s5 d/ F
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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9 a5 J; G/ b5 Y) T2 C7 e, jThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
2 h: s% }6 ?! P; P- Q6 gpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.( w! k! d* k+ I+ }/ u, A) ]
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with9 T" h7 P2 i4 a' f" N, }
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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% Y: ^ R1 c9 zThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- j. N! K+ X1 Q9 `* ]4 w) \( k+ i' k2 W
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all/ w3 S) G1 ], P3 c7 H/ i
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour5 W' r' P* q* y2 {
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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) K. E p6 }' \* |5 G, g7 \2 E2 d" TThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
- F7 w! U: h; V4 A: S6 Z0 ywakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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, \9 {/ T* A& ^) R1 @0 IThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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