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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! D6 j/ j& I q- A
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" E8 p: i2 \% r. |, A6 z
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The. N4 W3 P$ ~! P4 G% K# {. O
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 T: W3 X. H5 x2 j/ U. R0 q0 K
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; [ I; _+ ]8 s, K) d [' oyou pay me only $5.
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# P& \+ Z, a& @! S You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep1 l+ S% z0 p9 M- {$ ?! U4 z9 r
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. " d6 S) K' A4 w/ X2 _% m, e* M' T
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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
$ A' b4 [- {( apocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 K8 X* m5 F& ~
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% D& L* k* d; e* `4 Q
three legs, and comes down with four?' " o+ ?% H; ?! o& p" a
/ c4 u8 U7 f. ], ^- b5 QThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 l; K% O$ N" V" ~; ^! ?2 s. k U
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and, s! B. h( \2 N- S- |* p
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right) |5 C+ Y( C: {
back to sleep. 3 W6 Z; q+ ~$ {$ c X2 U
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He6 m0 u% C9 K: F) @; o) t
wakes the newfie up and asks, & ?: ^+ G U/ V+ Q- l3 v5 v; I
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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$ ]3 ?' P& D- {The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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