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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.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" Z: I b+ l& ^6 |
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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! _/ d' u- ]* I5 t8 N1 Z, v9 V$ ^; Lask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,9 I, w |0 v- S. D" y
you pay me only $5.
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; w6 n( z3 |" I/ [3 T* d7 n You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
9 Z; b; }1 F4 Y will pay you $500.
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o; I, _2 [! G; _" O: i This catches the newfie's attention and to keep, j% X4 `4 ?/ v4 z! R
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 7 R2 }( }+ u: r- ]
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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; H/ h$ J2 E3 M. ]; P( V1 c' mThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; b: U, Z) Z \4 K
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the7 N3 N" J. q3 Y! a
lawyer.
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( W5 v0 o `/ H3 ?9 Q+ eNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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: X3 U0 b6 L, fThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all& A* y8 ~8 J2 G) e; _
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) k/ p: L" v8 xthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
6 d) O8 `; X# |/ T+ a( Wof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; G; `3 P3 e; a4 {' ]0 ^! C% q
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 {# m/ S P3 L* l& S: t
back to sleep. 6 i. I5 }- g: K, U; N: ?- l
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He6 _3 d9 ~* X8 @/ R% C
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and U3 ^ k a8 z: F/ c' ]- m. }# e
comes down with four?' % |2 n0 ?2 d0 m7 G1 b |( n
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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