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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
* o* |( O6 G( i. n& Wthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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4 @& ~* U% [# d4 |" s7 ]3 f7 ]: G The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so! y+ g+ G/ R7 J* s3 f7 e
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The1 E3 I; e0 Q1 J* _+ Q/ M! q0 I. D5 C7 I3 w
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I: F9 f9 i0 U) k9 V
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
# |3 W& p: `9 N4 v L% H4 |you pay me only $5. ' _7 n. A' T, |4 a
9 r7 U% M+ O; a8 ]8 {) p You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
J- B2 d- C6 j7 @ will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his' t# N: B V- j6 Q( A
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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. y& \/ G+ ], tNow, it's the newfie's turn.* ~7 R N3 g* r7 u7 q. k
6 A& d; @- k) {; f, N/ I( |He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
7 I8 e7 d# ?2 ~9 ]three legs, and comes down with four?'
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, a/ `7 G: L$ N! ZThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; A3 S7 y; `3 J
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all! J/ f$ m* @ E% t0 E. ~# M
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour) c! N$ T0 s6 R* h( S' G0 C
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and2 Y' i P3 I7 L. W% h
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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N+ K' e& A0 K2 ]6 XThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
( X+ k+ _( ~9 z8 ^- ~wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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