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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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# p: m% c$ a6 V; z7 Othat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if* [9 x3 z5 z% S) ?
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so5 h) \& j& z: F; ^* S
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The y3 ~ B7 t/ @5 K' Z
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 R( Q, A& O+ g* e: e* w/ }ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
0 c( Z. t. |3 i8 n1 x7 j- Fyou pay me only $5. 5 {, ~7 Y' } f
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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6 ^8 z6 F% `2 x. B4 }: ?0 H/ n' c This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
3 p4 V, \+ ^9 Q9 ~8 y9 Kthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his/ L: j9 S' Y+ @) N
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the( f6 ]9 X0 F9 v* v/ E" S$ n
lawyer.
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* c o7 T t' ZNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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# ^! N7 O0 S5 A; d7 kHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
. J) i. X( _: ^4 t- E1 Nthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( Q6 G6 `: n) I- V
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all1 u, U% s# U. o- I, t+ p8 {
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour2 W; F$ t) R2 n4 ?$ G
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
" N6 z4 f6 P+ M* c5 Ihands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 B% {" O Z) \7 P1 h6 } Z
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
5 Q- ]& u5 e' ]# gwakes the newfie up and asks, l4 T {* n/ ~7 V/ h7 M( V! y
1 G- ~% Z2 G7 O9 V+ U'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
5 s0 p% Y& b# a( X! F2 b6 Bcomes down with four?' ; T- p- c8 E6 ~
8 w4 K W G9 a8 \The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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