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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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1 Y, I9 I9 d. P; R/ F" jthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if+ l; y) u! |/ N0 k& j; J. b; r
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so& h- ]1 e' }6 l7 K0 B' D
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! T! c6 W& P0 y0 g; Y
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# R% b' c8 {, s$ S7 M+ z4 C2 ?ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
' U! Z8 X; p. @% B5 t) i# P/ `# uyou pay me only $5. , b8 ^- w# d2 b
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 |. O0 X3 d0 ]5 h | g/ v. M6 Y. x* D
will pay you $500. ) a; r; U& P8 E$ n0 @& o/ Q9 m4 f. [
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep2 G8 W: B! W: }0 w( T6 I
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 8 @) E) D, \9 z2 ^
0 r% z, V4 w- h, zThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his ^$ G# d4 \- B/ `% n9 w
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) Z# S$ t7 P$ D U2 l$ H7 X9 U2 Z1 z# P
lawyer. 3 } v) W; y% d0 z4 H) L1 a! g5 a1 S
7 s6 u; f+ H$ h8 uNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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9 C8 |" ~8 m$ Y8 L* l. CHe 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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$ j- w! H+ l3 Dthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 ` u0 G' \ m/ |% N1 ~of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and+ s5 H3 K' l& E* ^6 \
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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% L; D: c M& F# EThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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1 B0 {( {7 I1 k6 @The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5! }% @; C% h9 K2 L9 K7 f! ?2 O
and goes back to sleep.
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