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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 if1 L/ C% E K: R9 w- P$ A9 o) c/ S
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 6 `+ ~2 J3 Q- t+ \& M
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so- ~, I, m0 r. S9 a% `) A/ Y/ Z5 N
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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0 j/ ?( _2 ?- J5 A* T0 Rask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- V M$ K; T, u0 x" ~3 n6 Ayou pay me only $5. . ]8 @4 u2 n2 M( \, }
2 h( e |4 R+ f You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I) W3 S X5 h0 Q9 k
will pay you $500.
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& U* g7 B: ^# g' g7 Y1 F This catches the newfie's attention and to keep) V' b2 Z9 R. _- b. p/ |+ O
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : T4 _& t& ], t1 x
0 X' ?5 f6 b; A1 }0 FThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
3 q5 M, X. j( |' {pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.2 _5 h* d! f) p6 m6 _
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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r! j; X' d! D) X) Q7 B% ~The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
; E& R1 q7 h. K+ m; jreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ T" [: d5 C2 J+ Vthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ M% u8 H B# L# j) i' X4 Z. i zof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
1 A1 u' F! v6 chands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right* U7 x4 P3 K% ~3 a" I
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He. n7 c9 w) R# J" y' }
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, L' b5 z4 P: q7 b" f' R" K
and goes back to sleep.1 J" Z3 x$ c( {2 N; U6 F
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