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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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the newfie would like to play a fun game. ; ~' Z* `' ?; e4 D/ l; g$ d2 k
& d B! F6 D; c The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so4 p5 Y6 l- p/ O$ m% {. F: P
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
0 G* u5 l1 B' q* v; c: s: P. w; n lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I7 L! X' {5 x0 h! C. Q( l
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,% S! I" e- [3 o4 z
you pay me only $5.
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# C! j" l# M1 U" n4 D: G You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
9 ^" v0 m$ u1 h5 q, f will pay you $500.
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6 z0 l; p2 B! d, S. Z! S4 ?5 R This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
6 o$ b1 l7 R5 V+ Z; othe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. R' }4 B$ R' w5 ~* d4 I+ I
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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/ F% b& J+ J3 \The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
- S; Y- ]2 _4 a) Cpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the- ^/ ^3 h: S/ c2 e! L: K- X/ i2 w
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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three legs, and comes down with four?' 7 U0 Y5 ^7 R9 ~7 m- }
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
8 O; ~( [2 b1 a, C/ zreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
, x5 g2 q- S9 j0 C$ r4 Qthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 [" ~8 K( q- c& r
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
+ y. f+ H5 A" j$ H7 Chands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
5 W5 H2 S) b2 y$ ~- g; Ncomes down with four?'
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i) Y2 n4 ~+ ^; ~! OThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 B7 P* x& W- r: N# ^+ h
and goes back to sleep.
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