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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% A- ]' G3 B5 l
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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4 K- S* t7 _6 G; V: {. D- H The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so& H+ R3 H2 J- g& n( I: s, B
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
7 Z# h! v+ k. u H, @2 `9 R# W1 ?! Jyou pay me only $5.
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7 B& S* l/ h$ j" n7 N; P$ h* Q* H1 M 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 keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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5 p# |. ?6 @6 B/ r7 D% U+ Y$ HThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. s6 p) ? |3 z
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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2 l! o, F& R7 `6 n& 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
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ K: ^! n7 T0 k- ~; ^: j; h0 }
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and$ A4 C0 O- O9 s! e% ^7 i M
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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j" ~- Z0 c9 e. SThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He d: H" Q v# H+ O4 B: ^8 s
wakes the newfie up and asks, , i. b( Y3 L" G
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% \0 i) f* i# u" I) m( a, l. [9 M1 q
comes down with four?' 1 s7 a3 b& T/ b( w3 R7 G
" w* v9 |' N7 A& E7 {6 {8 jThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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