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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+ u$ Q" Y) J% m9 L! F+ t
the newfie would like to play a fun game. , C) X* z9 K @; o* f
; V- J0 q( D: `8 @ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. G6 W9 K. h. q! O6 ?+ g3 i- Z
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
/ m; D- G: y: |6 M lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- T: ?, o/ J' j, D5 Z( l) Z
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,+ B. s! M" f5 g! x
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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( W4 v8 s2 B0 _8 u& \' r" D This catches the newfie's attention and to keep+ z, K6 E' C& \2 [4 n% Y; S1 V
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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3 Y0 c6 M6 y# x* j! _ ]% n. bThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his q1 b2 g* M0 I5 Y! Q
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the4 S& `- Y. f1 I7 g' R. e: X4 Y; B
lawyer. ( [8 q% j& n0 @6 T; K' n
* T* x5 N3 o) N8 u2 f9 p: a, Z" [Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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7 N* R O1 z1 \0 UHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 ?3 I/ X' Q0 y1 ?7 N
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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! Q5 K {( `( }4 aThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; C4 M5 N1 v1 P
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
, s4 ~! c- p7 d' D ~( Zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
) U/ ~) Y4 C0 wof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
& N5 M; m+ U0 q# F9 ?hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
0 ~8 r: j3 n5 N( dback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 {0 G* [& @* X% `
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'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, E# S6 o8 e) R4 `( z3 O
and goes back to sleep.
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