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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 if7 u" G2 ?: c+ E9 A1 }
the newfie would like to play a fun game. J8 M Z- {( S
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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. I6 S. U9 _( J; Z
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,& [% p& F; R1 B; `2 K" T& g
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I ]0 {# o. ^1 D7 j
will pay you $500. # f; q3 } R7 b0 c
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep# w& f# y- X. w6 g) V& O7 x. F: P
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 6 j# V- U4 X- v/ {% e$ W
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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% v! W0 ~) Y$ C! ]The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his) A) s2 ]+ D# Z3 i1 V$ d V- \$ Q
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the5 B/ ?, m) a( [) h4 K
lawyer. D: `, @* B9 J6 ] }( H0 \6 A
c4 s+ @5 ~! mNow, it's the newfie's turn.8 N, k4 t p# B. {% Y$ _; W r
8 Q" c# i; b) a8 Y- a1 T8 r+ CHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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$ Q6 @/ Y+ G3 j/ DThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all& r5 e l! Z+ n+ ?
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 r1 X, ~+ X" L: Lthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" t+ n( s8 i; d n: dof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
9 p( A) i! ~( Chands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ W" Q; J! K* @3 O2 b( Y# H
back to sleep. 0 j8 M3 H/ Q, ]5 |/ n. P* v8 c
, d/ e1 p& L2 F" K2 x& zThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# [5 M1 |$ H" n) W5 F
wakes the newfie up and asks, 3 k0 z$ s4 L1 [& L+ E' f* N2 K8 B
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and: d5 r% ]9 P. m1 G6 v" `
comes down with four?' . p& A" z- y' e1 {. q: m9 i: h$ M
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5* A- r$ R2 m- V4 {
and goes back to sleep.
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