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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a+ T/ r4 c/ ]0 F- N" P- ?
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
: i B, l2 W% G$ a! y+ g$ v; hthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if5 \3 o" O! ~- s% x
the newfie would like to play a fun game. $ {$ }! M5 m1 m, I! L, p1 I
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I8 k" J! u- |9 _+ S! ~
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer," P" z5 q# I f4 e" t# t
you pay me only $5. / W% ]2 B! T } M" ^, E* \: D/ X
# D* [; Y {9 [7 i: x6 r# ^ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! V& B: E: N$ k& _
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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- I" S ^5 O3 @3 V( U) |' w' x+ b: eThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
5 v9 k. q6 _, ?$ U! ~0 lpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.. [, T$ I4 m% Y1 |; F9 M$ y
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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7 L) C/ W, u8 { m5 I6 aThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour& U2 {# y; [( b7 r5 q5 w2 w1 Y
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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/ r5 c5 Y* y6 B$ X# C9 [The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He; ]$ { }# I4 p0 A/ ~+ [
wakes the newfie up and asks, , t0 U2 }8 ]# N! N- G+ `
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" \, d9 a/ T6 O" R- N
and goes back to sleep.0 c G' w7 O+ B% \4 q
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