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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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( K* n- V7 y/ M" Q% T' V5 z% z& hthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
. {2 \4 ]0 S* i" B+ ethe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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% c% l2 m% G5 B0 O: ~' a 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) z# b% `' M% r1 s2 |; o3 D
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,% j) T* t# } M" F$ @+ f, X; I" N
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep1 ~9 D d! n3 O6 }$ T4 l$ f
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 5 T" i: w& W% z/ S7 g6 X
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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
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lawyer.
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" Z5 Z' d- `% [. yNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 {0 o3 o6 E5 E; n- x
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
; J9 M9 i4 U# Yreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
6 a4 @* }+ T# ^& Ythe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
4 k2 y1 L$ x& Y: nof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
m) \ b% V. U7 J+ [9 o, ?hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
! O& r7 d$ F4 E, oback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He: x$ I$ W, X! Y3 ~
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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3 p: I% R% y9 m4 x) Y5 [The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $54 k8 ]! Y/ }5 d. D! E& u% Z- S
and goes back to sleep.
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