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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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. k- d/ F" u/ p- [/ c2 gthe newfie would like to play a fun game. $ _& A7 u$ A! @+ q4 k* r' Y
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I' C7 G; C% m: j" a: z- O2 U: W4 \
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
0 M3 N- [ l5 y4 b0 Q5 n' b; Gyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I. A) N5 u- v, z9 h
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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+ `6 a& f9 A& I9 `8 X1 uThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. S J1 s* @" ?$ D2 t# t) Y. D
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) } P# H2 U* E6 F
lawyer. 7 ]! F k, v* H* m x2 l
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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' c: D6 c" R* P- R2 `He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with8 Z+ Z" H( h2 o
three legs, and comes down with four?' % m$ I- a- z, ]4 W. s5 a
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right1 X3 C, p8 S8 Z+ S* y
back to sleep.
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wakes the newfie up and asks, 0 W, \/ f( Z' s+ N
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! Y r; G3 i! o/ o0 \
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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