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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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N+ ^1 }% a. g# j1 ?5 ]! gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if$ d2 Q1 z7 R/ ]/ F. h
the newfie would like to play a fun game. - \! s- I K# L1 b, d% n( f
3 v- g8 O5 Q1 Q0 x+ E5 e2 ]- D 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
/ y8 k: V6 t! i! Sask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,+ A8 ^5 [8 A s5 ~# W) X
you pay me only $5. 4 J, Y2 r: V9 s- @+ b8 ^ R2 z+ S
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I- d/ W( B4 `# w# n7 `
will pay you $500.
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' @& U u4 ?* q This catches the newfie's attention and to keep* Q% q0 U: S* i
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 5 n. t' }8 u" c O$ r* y
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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: Q) ^; F0 r6 H& V$ O, k( B7 OThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
7 b6 D x/ [/ S2 ~2 b0 ipocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the' [+ N9 N; \* `! `9 A |! @) k, B
lawyer.
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' V1 G% _0 d. F0 ]3 XNow, it's the newfie's turn.4 D, z2 g2 E- e0 p, J
{# l3 u f+ r: J& F: [2 p) }" |He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with5 k6 |* C4 ?9 R5 a |( j! Z
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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4 j6 [- }, y& r7 {The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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( {4 X6 h9 ^. }. R; Othe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour0 T7 Z4 C, F% Q8 y& D
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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8 Y0 g% }: n0 uThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He( P" h) [5 G; Z4 e7 D8 @$ Q
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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4 y# q. e. D8 K3 {: f( }" I'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and" _ @' d1 Y' R {( B6 a' ?
comes down with four?' ' [% e- L ~! i1 J& [5 l3 R! u
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5! j1 z! \. m5 O+ r
and goes back to sleep.& Z3 w: |% t. _% v5 I
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