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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. G% r8 D+ l/ K, e) k7 Q
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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j3 Z2 b: I4 }! [ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
. z8 v# | b" | he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
' \% V. G% i7 a- g lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
8 q) y- u* ]# task you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 ]3 W, u- E6 o# H! ryou pay me only $5.
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3 A/ q4 l1 I) @8 c; x, C You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ W4 ^; A# G* `4 O) V6 b1 f will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep- @$ o+ w9 ?. i
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- S4 V& [+ O) r9 s- N- e
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the+ T( r8 \& [. {& n
lawyer. " h0 [7 Q7 M6 o- J: Q b/ A
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.# l1 g3 e& T( U- Z# z* S9 c
. M( o2 h' P0 _3 y* pHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; ]1 G6 e* H8 Q5 Q4 x
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all( {. I( F# o5 d ~9 h( b6 U
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
8 o7 R1 S' H4 K pof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
4 K/ i6 Q0 S' O6 @. k' p4 I" }5 Lhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right% X( N$ O8 ]; e0 W4 ]- y
back to sleep. + H, c% e+ k( u% j
; m: J; \) ^7 d) U1 jThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
+ `& \5 _& B- N6 n0 Twakes the newfie up and asks,
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& Q+ _* X0 `1 _4 M, z'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% D4 u- P5 C1 K' P! _% H9 O
comes down with four?'
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. B$ G4 A% A" A% Y4 \: f0 G6 ~The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 @* ~2 s) J6 b! X
and goes back to sleep.4 F+ J6 D# N9 G
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