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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
! V/ M) i; F+ along flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. A. S5 r! C/ M" p2 p$ ^4 c# pthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
, T, {7 e& _ ?8 o& v2 l5 ithe newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 e0 }5 z% ^. t [ F
& Z0 {0 z7 G/ d4 P w The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
5 [* c& J% [: [, Y6 h1 _6 F& ] he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 }# Z" d; P R( y# y. h: h9 W
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# E5 L+ W; L7 `ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
# H( c3 {3 m) byou pay me only $5. 1 R* Y. e' {) U& Y& K# [
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ O4 B2 n, q# w
will pay you $500.
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8 h. f: d) G$ I+ b+ o7 }1 a This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
$ i3 b9 z a. Q' T( ^( pthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. b6 R2 Z- R: U3 y
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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! p6 i9 C2 P$ |' U- E3 V( X& z
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
+ [5 B3 i3 ], N, O; G1 hlawyer. , z; T; }: X( s# s0 j; L& C* s4 @; \
5 I8 J2 X8 F* j2 d w/ tNow, it's the newfie's turn.) M M/ t2 {) t8 B1 h1 x
( t+ Q( K- q. b# h) iHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with/ G* F: j1 c* j4 w& {
three legs, and comes down with four?' 5 D" c7 C( x( ]6 Q, a6 q/ o. q
! c, q( Y6 [ C. V6 jThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
8 S+ ^* a, B1 S! L! j% dreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
: F6 M3 q* F; b+ cthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* O4 Y9 m4 q; i
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: V, b1 o, s |: hhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! B; |4 J- \9 V3 u+ a0 U
back to sleep. 9 f# v0 H/ W: n. c4 v
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He/ X& Z: H- L B5 ?
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
5 h" Z6 f# A9 n3 M% u+ J& t2 icomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, X/ v Y" S, o. O6 G4 S. Y! t
and goes back to sleep.
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