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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
+ P, \2 g9 s3 A$ C- U" B! {* jthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so' r0 \" d% Z' l6 G8 I' k! {
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
# G8 W* E3 ], T% A5 [ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
/ _' U! n/ c3 W: j$ u, Hask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! W( F5 |9 ~5 M G$ [
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep: ^/ S9 j( N, z# g a7 b
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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7 T7 ~2 E% n+ f, s OThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
3 O9 p% X( p, M! N4 dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) z( G+ \; L9 A& j! y
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.6 I: W7 \# _" J* Q
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. M' F1 L( |0 _$ ^/ N4 _
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
$ \8 f& l R" ~0 x2 xreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
+ d; V8 B2 g$ f* r: P1 [ }the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
7 {: r# c5 T0 [& l. Q: }; hof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and8 \2 O; Z+ d+ t+ _9 N. j" l
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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0 k/ b/ M! M+ X; D1 \The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; C" |) X% Z) F8 t, i& U" Wwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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6 r* w2 G/ {- \The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5/ w( n; N( B$ _4 L
and goes back to sleep.
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