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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
: U. c. V9 D% y6 `2 C6 vlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb, \4 [- |( t* y1 z! W
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if/ b- B' `- e8 M9 z( f! N7 p$ R
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ' K% e+ }1 r9 X7 Y. O
0 ~9 K) u; ]; @3 T( G/ k( F. i# y The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* [6 [* D7 |* @$ a he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The/ P# ?2 i7 |# }" X! Q
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
, ?+ R+ M+ s! t- w( A Rask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,& z9 d5 g5 F6 S# I
you pay me only $5. - f) O" y$ f( H2 F$ [
) ?9 l5 z- ?0 ?5 e' _% a8 E$ G( H! O You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I: r! ]# b" F; Z \# Z) N; [
will pay you $500. # R3 {5 _2 K$ s9 O5 g9 X8 E
! h% L* [- V. m% M( @ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep$ t0 H- @: t/ e
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 1 ~& x' N/ i" u- E9 R# }/ v+ e" M
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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9 S6 I2 p3 ^4 b( S j; x" {8 sThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his T1 B& P3 m6 z
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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; K/ x. O2 Z* Z2 C! |He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
2 ]5 Q' g. \, `8 [/ z# H( ythree legs, and comes down with four?'
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6 j: P8 U0 i$ h Z' r! P0 j" P7 @8 yThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
# [4 [0 E0 o! yreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
% t, M, D$ `6 z! dthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
5 v, b. \2 r0 g* qof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" u6 v+ R( t |/ c" `8 @6 [: j
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
$ t4 L( g8 h9 X, u6 xback to sleep. % l3 r; q0 {; n1 s c) V
! k1 N+ ~/ ?3 Q; J% f: L9 ~The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" ]: s( @, W; p5 T( M
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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. G+ T0 ?/ G# \# d R2 U'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' r+ V$ ?1 Y2 r1 T2 r; g3 t& o
comes down with four?' . k5 E* u4 U7 R6 e
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5! e1 M7 _) s, ~6 H) Z3 c
and goes back to sleep.* [, i; I* W8 j
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