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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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; N* Z, _. R7 e0 }that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if* z: F, Q6 N/ ^6 M; Z# P p
the newfie would like to play a fun game. / p% z6 R( h6 j4 A
: Y) c! Y5 f" K; H The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
4 Z- y" O' o8 Y, c he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
E, J6 D' @ T. Z6 c lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 b: N8 ]% S% Q o1 }
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
( K% u- j! v) E3 h" m Pyou pay me only $5.
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: y3 L: I/ e' o; h1 V You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
# F% A: J. ~+ A- j# X: O- d will pay you $500.
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, j; l8 X; O$ m$ ?( h This catches the newfie's attention and to keep1 k7 j/ P$ X8 S- e: y* l4 F
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ; k* T9 b% A% P `: q/ ]) G8 V, `0 k
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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
1 a; ^" e8 R1 t- epocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.- N5 A' _1 } B& i7 l/ i! I
6 n+ g' V- n! N5 K$ c/ e" nHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with5 l2 H+ R# k k1 a
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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( m, W4 \3 e/ ^1 ~# |, \8 SThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 j8 K5 ^. s, K9 b7 t) ~! P
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all+ G' V# c' Z( i
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
4 ?6 a9 A+ S% ^7 O$ _, mof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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$ ?: S j) Z) \+ S0 U; ]The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He+ x* K8 `: G, s! a
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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9 ]' U1 V8 w" `& R+ g& V. ~0 }% P'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, w# D) ]0 O& I7 u
comes down with four?' 2 V& O5 u; V8 B5 c3 v- G3 @0 K
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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