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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" G( m6 c, @: X& }* C" K
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# T: o. N; \1 J. ?$ ~6 [
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The3 u1 X4 }8 e$ Q6 ~/ e6 o
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
& ~- s, J. J* V: _( ?ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,0 ?6 d8 ` f& e. c
you pay me only $5. , Z g* a0 A& s' F1 \3 J6 ~
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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( H2 ~" r6 ~8 T! ?$ f1 S4 b- jThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his& z$ v$ z1 [9 I/ J1 x. a& O% b
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with; P) r7 n) L1 j8 @* A+ A ^
three legs, and comes down with four?' ( @) \5 M) _6 t
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( t" s, h% W& N+ Z9 x* e- H
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep. # d' A& Q* n: Z N* q+ {& m1 z
' H, y s* Q: j9 T0 |2 GThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and+ B, Q" z h" X. J1 }$ O" e. b9 y, T
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5: A! R3 S x& b" T! z
and goes back to sleep.
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