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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" r" |, N7 l* ], U. m) c
the newfie would like to play a fun game. # G8 O- ~$ ?! T5 I9 x& I
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so0 | J% p6 N2 Z U" W5 M+ a( Z4 n- q/ A
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The0 A/ h7 ?" F% g$ i `; R3 M; a5 y) A
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
% U* T# z+ [. pask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! ~3 E3 i) U8 W
you pay me only $5. / O8 t8 G+ I) Z: l. a k1 X) {
+ J2 N7 I4 N6 Q N: |1 A You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I' E( h6 d* H7 t# ~% d* n
will pay you $500. * H9 M. W2 P$ z* E
7 V3 E+ W$ l- _5 r! r: Z This catches the newfie's attention and to keep: e5 H1 e/ O/ h+ ` m3 r
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. - @% ~& K$ G7 U3 w: @- P# G
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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& s* X/ I, z+ O* q; A( L2 cThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
0 z# q: p; o" J _pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 j1 ?' |" S; F
lawyer. : c ~# r! v3 s+ b0 `
- Y+ M1 I% C1 C1 iNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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. t G8 l" P7 [" m9 {; `- E! VHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with( [) F' y* u9 l) Z! [7 {2 i* f
three legs, and comes down with four?' 4 H6 t3 J: C# E$ |7 T
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all+ E5 }4 z: y7 N; [5 j
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
* ~9 O V7 x: a3 F% a: gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 \" u6 L1 d9 E- [) y7 R8 k: b
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ ~. o7 ?, o9 C+ ^% `) Mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
6 ]; v S) ~* G' W( T) O0 owakes the newfie up and asks, - i7 R3 e' ~0 P; {0 b. @7 x0 D
5 c3 f( `3 k! K! y" [; `'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! A [/ ^8 E% {
and goes back to sleep.
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