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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
9 e% M1 {, ?% E0 _$ y. G: z, xlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb4 o2 L7 d" p1 ~1 h. ^
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
2 D: I( b7 E1 _; t* Othe newfie would like to play a fun game. , R* A J' {/ w h; X
5 | O5 P0 d- |6 y The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
% |; k4 n; A* d! n( L+ _1 y2 j+ K he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The4 s& r# C, J6 P/ j0 h
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I( q! S0 l5 ]3 ^! c8 j* [7 S
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
" ?1 ~" [" M( B, \+ u% m& qyou pay me only $5. 8 ?7 h8 d7 c% p# E+ P
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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/ L" _2 U' J4 g. o; N4 k; X This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
# L# k! H; T8 ^% w0 h# |the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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- |; J& T2 ?' f6 y/ S8 G' a RThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, M' E, y& s% J {4 l, F/ v: l( `! J
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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/ V9 [, B% e, U4 N6 M8 S# YNow, it's the newfie's turn.0 s. v, d' T. R9 i+ M: [4 i
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with9 }1 H) I% y9 R- [* x
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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6 a( Y, [+ B& j9 p: A) s- u' WThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all l5 A( _ C% ^8 R, X, u7 A
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
6 [) [" D- k$ x- I6 rthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; y/ R' k7 E7 Uof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; l6 h" r$ |9 {1 X1 l0 }
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& C! Z* @4 z, N+ F P1 z0 w. I
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He- L, b6 M4 O0 a4 v, |) o
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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: S" o# v" @3 e( P) E'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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/ W1 u% S8 [: C" K9 d3 ^/ D" A( sThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5& r u& j& v) V5 N' g/ r0 [
and goes back to sleep.
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