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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
, I4 I& T0 k" `+ y- d7 ?long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
% c, b% d' s( E, H% pthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if0 F" E- i0 O: t7 g a
the newfie would like to play a fun game. $ g g5 z! Y! k! n& r) F
9 R6 K I+ m/ _+ h% x The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
V8 J' ]9 k, v he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
# K/ ^1 D% I8 z* ?9 b( Q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- X2 C; u) N H* c; Y9 C! ]
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,1 U' [' H: e0 ~2 g
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
6 U4 `+ D0 c' y/ J7 d, C) T' E will pay you $500. ) x' J9 _/ @" Q
0 r- [" V3 M8 b3 P* ^ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
7 x/ `& H: y5 C0 c2 Q6 z+ hthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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3 {% c% }( `7 x9 M4 u1 z0 vThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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# ]& f9 }; u% |* d' T0 |9 N2 [- B6 YThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; B$ V8 B, f8 l$ b* E
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the' Y0 E5 W9 r7 Y! `7 ]
lawyer. * B4 p# e% G5 {
# q H, t s& [6 oNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
) a7 ]. [6 ]9 r8 P7 ?* uthree legs, and comes down with four?' - s. }* ^* L' S# m9 r6 G
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
! x0 z% v) }! C" y) a" Oreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
+ Z( I( e& Q/ S* I0 athe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
. x$ t5 D5 ]0 D3 m B+ i* Z% Kof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
+ |3 i) g. \1 `) ~+ R5 H4 P" Fhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
! [: r( U: P# @- Y5 e" G1 iback to sleep. . B! x9 S8 f2 A2 m1 J( e
/ s9 i$ l3 c/ R1 s. E- i1 zThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He( H. z0 p0 J$ X. C7 Q7 G
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
7 ?& O" }# P, U) E/ fcomes down with four?' * S4 W5 H; m4 n g* j$ b' @. l
/ u2 L! S+ ~, v2 L% nThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
, X" }+ Z$ F+ O. @4 E: ~/ Land goes back to sleep.4 @1 ]7 {1 |7 a A. x' h7 d
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