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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$ H" {6 d' e$ ?
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so* g( I- A# V3 F
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The2 R8 r& ^- Q$ n1 G& D7 |, g p
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I' k; e% k( y$ y& \
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,3 _$ |: M/ `1 q# F
you pay me only $5. 8 j8 N* N, x$ @; C9 R/ w# a
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I* ^( O# s. v5 F2 e6 O. J
will pay you $500. $ L7 x8 l% L! b; H* `" n+ _3 F! Y
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep# V8 N& f0 |0 ?8 F! [
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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( k; b9 ~- q- C5 T; yThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; ]$ X0 P) _" F" f ^
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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7 P' j2 J0 J/ Q3 ~* L; n$ wNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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* R! r' }% f5 V% }The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" C1 Q( P& q# r, V2 v6 X
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all( E6 t; V2 ~1 o9 |+ Z7 ]& A
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour7 l# z* w6 e0 [% H. ?% I, F
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" j: M% h0 ~/ l2 b
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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# x6 ]+ c( Y. y! `! F* OThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He9 l, k) p* H$ h c/ p
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and: @, `% }2 W; [# R* }" n( Z1 k
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5' t( g0 j% [7 k+ l
and goes back to sleep." S! M# i6 C/ _
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