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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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. v4 @% x9 S# ^6 I7 Gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if, O( F2 w% [: r9 t |
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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! X( I% O2 Q( v }0 ~3 w' v The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
# {: \$ F0 f1 E! j. {; e! o2 ^ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The% p) x3 y7 M. d# T
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I9 G9 ]. g" D( t
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,$ |" b/ F" z/ y2 d
you pay me only $5. 6 q" s5 l) ?. @2 C" T
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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: `6 l l" O0 w8 t9 D8 J This catches the newfie's attention and to keep" a& G g, `/ `: W2 q" ]9 J
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his2 m7 `( W: O1 D. |# K
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 m0 V* ~6 Z0 P' N/ M1 H
lawyer.
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5 g7 p( }! E7 O: y( m" n. J# J SNow, it's the newfie's turn.. v* b0 v* D& m
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with( ?2 ]8 Z9 r$ K# z! d" W
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
9 `0 g! n# Y! ~) Khands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right% u( o2 U. p/ k8 ?: E
back to sleep.
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: c5 P& _. q. f, t% h; T0 HThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and2 v! j$ c( M% M: `6 R( j5 G
comes down with four?' 2 h1 _6 Q, B2 J# A1 l9 F' t
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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