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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" Z2 |8 _# |! C4 e/ _+ A% j
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb$ U' p; O( W, y1 k2 t0 c: p
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
! x0 ^6 k2 H: Q6 _8 a) V6 E' {+ |the newfie would like to play a fun game. , [- H5 b8 P6 d6 a9 {8 ^4 F
: R3 I7 l8 k* ]# n, q) B; ^ f& j The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
! ^5 J/ v @! _ s& S" y; k* Y he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
7 z1 R. r q/ Y, H! G3 V lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I# W. r$ E' o5 U; Z( y6 G
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
( y( U( C) D5 e1 R& M7 j, H$ H" Kyou pay me only $5.
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# k) j- I. L/ U- q. N4 R6 l3 T& } You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
y1 J7 j% v$ y$ t9 O4 v) O( u' v will pay you $500.
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! c# [ ^2 q( c! P% [ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
* n5 r, K! d: ~% H0 T0 Zthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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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
E& L" H2 q6 J* xpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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4 Q( {! J5 r' a+ h. aNow, it's the newfie's turn. P8 m Z/ E# F' |! g
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with+ B8 g& p; C0 P
three legs, and comes down with four?' 4 o! o5 ^7 J7 `* b! w: D0 ]% E: ^8 I
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all3 \( J7 N- _3 p$ ^$ W! K, J; `
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all6 d7 U# M/ q( v# E1 u
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
: a# q7 @5 ~ n1 `, `8 S. Vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
) v0 j o) s3 ^* f! ghands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right2 c7 m) G) R5 W- N# I
back to sleep. 9 c8 B5 F2 l o0 t/ e# g0 X
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 f3 N: x4 s0 l) M% ~2 s
wakes the newfie up and asks, 4 l. t: T; D- [8 ]. ^0 R
' G: T) a+ t; ~! U2 k/ r( h'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and7 b2 m0 f+ }/ W: v' Y9 ?- O
comes down with four?' & b+ m) z2 ^/ H1 ]4 S7 N$ A
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5! ~! b; l. r* m
and goes back to sleep.
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