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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
" V9 S9 x4 C- c1 S: Zlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
( ]3 f& y( F4 e( `; hthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if# q2 P. f0 }/ b! f
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 N; X9 K3 l/ m8 j9 T' x
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 S. q/ d. F3 M( t he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
O, _6 p! ~0 t& y- L lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 b: W9 R: U3 E/ K9 ?ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
9 ^) q- d8 V! ^( V% p- U; l. Pyou pay me only $5. 4 W, w3 v5 f% M
3 ~, N* H' q9 |# q- ] You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep% V; @) L( d% t/ U+ Y7 T: r
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 2 L6 \: @, H) M$ f
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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- ]& g1 y6 u- l9 t5 PThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ g, H/ r y5 S* N
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the+ M4 L" y) h7 c
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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9 b, w2 n( f+ K, h- tHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with; E% f& _* Z* Z) W2 c6 {0 ^
three legs, and comes down with four?' 7 C% v- D8 r# n) a/ q v1 M/ w
f7 E+ z$ z$ o$ c; kThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
0 w) m, J9 P" Rreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
$ k3 v0 j! s! D& X% y/ z: C" Ithe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour- E6 i: }2 ]% w6 Y+ y" ?
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and& `! M, U( [- l# k* f: ~
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
9 Y# }! H2 @4 Q/ Z: T% _back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He$ b6 w8 B( `7 q ?
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and0 H( k( `: U/ `8 T2 N
comes down with four?' 8 V* N0 P) z9 e( e
; `, P1 l! H; ?( m8 z# Z$ y9 l# ?The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $53 ?1 ~$ L0 p& P6 X
and goes back to sleep.
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