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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; [4 Y7 z% w3 ?/ {9 S
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 5 O# [/ a9 F9 Y3 |+ ?0 f {' G
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so) F- [3 `. @% r# k1 l9 @- G
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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7 E/ z {- c2 y5 J/ V4 @ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,( x2 o& j4 X/ g
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ C' A0 a( `8 z0 s( u
will pay you $500.
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9 m2 D, ]9 A' t' O This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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& [1 X0 h! R2 u; M9 q% M$ t; WThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his7 x* L2 c9 V5 P$ G5 q+ s
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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" H# I/ s7 X8 p4 z* HNow, it's the newfie's turn.( g# }, _. _6 N$ N# e. I# }
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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 all6 e& H/ q, D( G
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ B4 q! K% b, ]& c/ Rthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
( ]% |: k0 U1 l% `. h1 kof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and, F, _6 \: \3 U' s ]& [6 j
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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8 Z' u5 z3 o0 A6 MThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
3 n; v! n! E, \3 G6 k, Mwakes the newfie up and asks,
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7 M1 I/ A. ~( {/ I- s'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and0 c" Z, A, `6 K. a4 y
comes down with four?'
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- h2 c! \: \/ \9 U8 t0 w- k8 r. _2 a& YThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $52 E: J1 |: {& R
and goes back to sleep.
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