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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
8 u2 M8 V% ]; @long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
, {2 Y0 ?( g+ [. ]+ V- qthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
0 O4 ^8 h. g- }, X# d- W. Zthe 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 B0 e" h3 f" b7 n5 H2 ` he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
K u1 s' L! B- |2 G% f0 T lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 Y R4 b: f8 r) w, ]3 K/ Bask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
. I8 ]4 n4 r8 ?# Yyou pay me only $5. : }' f; T* P& C! n
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I; ?% M5 o3 F$ {$ B8 O7 J: u
will pay you $500. 4 ]: u0 U0 M! K7 o. L/ g U% J2 p
& M2 a) A6 C+ l, }1 _ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep( a. R1 R8 q7 x
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. " Z% I: k# N4 a
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
3 l% C& n" n$ g" e8 a( Z3 _pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the# X9 G' h7 c+ e1 m( n
lawyer. * d2 ~0 R9 O8 T, w4 z& N1 C' z
1 }+ V4 E7 z o6 \Now, it's the newfie's turn.( X3 N7 z4 z" Q' o5 d3 x
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
1 S: f! ^* d. }2 V, T' Kthree legs, and comes down with four?' ! v! c; z1 T3 [# [" J
- K3 n/ ]5 Z; n0 [# Z$ }The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
5 w$ D z% K$ h! I4 Mback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 E$ z1 ` p0 ^( J7 Z, A7 W/ Y2 X
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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b3 q) }& w! N5 z! ?9 O'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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# ^, s, v9 _. o" A8 b) K" B4 o) h( FThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 c9 a5 E* ^) s, S i$ l$ ?
and goes back to sleep.
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