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![老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!](http://web.edmontonchina.net/pic/laoyang/300x188.jpg) 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% g% R8 Q$ f, S* K9 K6 d
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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9 ]* W8 B0 a2 W7 \3 _/ i+ v( @ 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. I8 j$ e8 i0 P0 V. i
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,( l1 K1 z' o$ Q! R$ [) O
you pay me only $5.
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# Q3 }, O' X ~: a You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I. i; l$ c4 u0 Q5 N- s! Y
will pay you $500.
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/ [7 e5 R6 o) F7 m! g6 \ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
3 j4 r! C; _ P. N! N5 U3 Bthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 d! ]' P" u/ J) Q+ @pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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; f& P3 h1 F' V1 K7 P- w8 F) xHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
6 Z' r( b( r; }( s' sthree legs, and comes down with four?' } u0 y0 `& U; u8 k
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all+ K7 ?/ f8 U" ^7 Z$ H. `5 t8 O
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all& o. O6 I' H( ^3 k: s
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
) S6 x8 y* K: P) O% w: Yof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
7 {' r0 v1 d: ?; mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He U) S$ C7 N# G& ]7 w$ _* |$ `& }% E
wakes the newfie up and asks, ) }6 G- B+ z" t! g9 u
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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 $52 V M9 ^1 ]/ G+ R" S7 U
and goes back to sleep.! h/ f# X0 w; w3 J' V I! k- p
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