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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/ f0 D# G8 y A8 T# f; \
the newfie would like to play a fun game. & K/ S, ]! t. L
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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. I1 j4 d! c2 J5 O% ]" ]$ Y4 L7 e6 j5 C
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,) A$ c+ H- l" w
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I) T- ~$ o! }1 m6 b+ B
will pay you $500.
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T) {" R# b2 u6 `+ _ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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. e/ t& P% B7 f* |The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
& G3 E7 V5 P$ A# ~2 }* {pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the T0 h2 u) X" g" ~% a
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn. G) @* v/ a7 g, ~5 e
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with8 I( G6 \" @; B2 B
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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( e+ k3 k+ p, Y$ PThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all1 w$ k; I' m2 D v- H7 P4 S6 f
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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- ?5 V" l9 m4 ]! ~- Wof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and% A$ x" h7 }4 v0 j9 ]
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right* z5 f" y5 O3 \7 p
back to sleep. * p) A$ c3 O6 [( R* B8 @$ O. G
- o8 {6 m' F# w) UThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He$ D& t% E# Z8 k0 j& J# {: c
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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6 F( f/ Y) ~7 F( \'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 K6 y- n7 E; E7 m% O( \- R
comes down with four?'
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6 W) p% I* b" TThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $51 L1 [8 o) c6 d, }7 R2 ?
and goes back to sleep.
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