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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 if5 L U# W0 R" ]3 \
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 1 ~: N/ ~. H4 `9 h* F3 c0 r
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so+ ^ o i" m/ z. l% o
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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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 keep3 t6 ^% A+ [# F- P
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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! X; U9 ?5 I/ A& s+ L4 s# AThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, [$ T' q2 Z: J1 n R
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the: B2 T& H" k9 v- s9 F
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.4 B2 x- K S% Q6 l8 A
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
4 ^. ^& p' v. k5 uthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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/ O1 X5 d, m! w5 U9 V5 h* O0 qThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ d1 \- g1 O) e& s3 B% a2 P$ @
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all M" F# b" G/ ?2 ?; J
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 w. W/ T- E# b) g
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# e& `! N* L6 J {/ T* ^7 |hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He9 n* ^3 n0 Q/ Q! G5 r, r9 b, m
wakes the newfie up and asks, / t4 @, Z1 E. |" a' q' a' s- R
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- j( H% G9 f2 t K; v/ |$ v% ]
comes down with four?' % M- K5 G; J2 d3 a0 t, P o
" X% _9 A4 u0 tThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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