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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( e9 K7 u, O3 e
the newfie would like to play a fun game. : b$ M( @. E, i# |8 N+ |" V
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so2 m2 t1 U% H/ |: a* Q& q
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The% J0 ` I+ u+ W& w- A7 b
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
( I9 o$ J1 |& ?; H' N/ }ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,, Q: p; o. A9 Q7 p+ u+ r
you pay me only $5. ' ]9 b; y7 Y/ g5 D ~: W/ I
7 z0 ~" A% P; F You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
# l) v; }6 J. P( _6 g" r will pay you $500.
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8 X4 W. `% ]3 a: u7 K This catches the newfie's attention and to keep/ \; y8 N7 g+ @% \! ?
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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1 A, M7 t7 B$ l2 r$ \The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his! M5 A/ `4 f' m6 f U0 g
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the0 q1 _ j! u6 o) ^0 s
lawyer.
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j9 w$ H; x5 _4 g iNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
; I" ^: B' X. C2 Z% breferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
2 J. K: W* P0 x4 H1 gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
6 K$ I: w _) l" s% Cof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" O* Q9 h- E) t7 L, `2 J
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 O2 i2 C; o, J" F ~5 n
back to sleep.
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, a. @2 L) l& [8 j9 ~1 XThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" d" ?. b3 A, q
wakes the newfie up and asks, 9 n* B, s# Y6 b& l' L0 ?
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! h" m8 S, ^ d% s
comes down with four?' - Q' ]' j( m) P7 a
) z- k0 K# ?$ v4 V! q+ SThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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