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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
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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; N/ q5 t" S3 I# c" I7 T" }2 J lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I9 v) [- ^: b7 V$ x B* C/ K
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
F. k& r) j0 m" cyou pay me only $5. 1 \7 r, g+ U& `% K+ a
/ A) M8 F7 x1 F. b You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I- F) s2 f' k" O8 c, g: s
will pay you $500. 7 e, C- Y T) ^1 S, j" f5 k
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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4 k6 _: m) ]7 {: j* b0 HThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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6 o* E @3 V# V q eHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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! o2 w2 I, {" xThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
8 Q/ _8 S, |/ L9 oof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and0 s6 ?6 n# ~/ [: G+ V+ t
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right* I3 ^, l* I9 Z L6 g5 R
back to sleep.
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$ E9 i2 L2 q v6 lThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
7 [" K8 ^7 J, [9 dwakes the newfie up and asks,
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H6 C& A8 s! I3 B. _2 r1 @# o'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and8 q1 D: e5 |( ^; ?9 w& h4 n
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 G2 ~% {0 [" k* ?
and goes back to sleep.
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