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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 if5 d/ _6 ?3 W A- O9 U8 h Q
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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% i% C/ O) u x$ t, v' Z4 c The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so$ f$ M1 i) t" ~6 f
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The, W- s2 M( T% R8 D* e. I
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
; o, T" C, O( Q# d5 eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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% b! v/ `. D, {6 y. u6 ?1 y- O" x8 w) w You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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# ~$ {( N" [8 B4 l+ ~ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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" s) l, b/ I7 H3 v& C' A0 NThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. F; ]3 T/ `& H
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 a! O3 H; m3 y& d3 d
lawyer.
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1 Y' m$ s+ o7 B# e @! ]( W) M& s9 wNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all j9 H. L( b; C4 @" [0 r5 o% g
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all& _% U1 l% x5 _4 ?* M
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour& L& Z* b( v, B8 V
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He! G4 I B3 Q5 Q% T/ H! k: z/ N
wakes the newfie up and asks, 0 f; a" Y+ v. [6 x/ f- ~: }
/ r$ F7 b* P+ x7 V'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
/ {' f8 U8 q; L2 f( S0 M% fcomes down with four?'
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/ V4 m) y' v! E) r& u6 c" k* K7 GThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5! R) M: `' \( u9 w
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