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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a2 r& U B7 S9 D& e
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
: @' n' ?4 J. Wthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if7 h; g/ i% Z7 d8 U& w! i9 D, i. a
the newfie would like to play a fun game. # M) r! @: M$ J9 w; ^& @7 }! L1 a
1 F- n1 R0 u7 }, H1 B2 ]+ r The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so* H( I3 i6 W1 S; C
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' ^3 { g) }3 z+ R A
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I! f" V" E) J) s1 H; e( g6 i
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; o3 \. n8 f9 u* x- A# R" ]: W; Vyou pay me only $5. 8 q% z7 q( @8 \* i n- T
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep6 j X. M& y' ^1 D6 \" n
the 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
6 V( `+ N4 D( ], G0 C c( j' cpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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' c: `: r2 o& U0 k+ I& HNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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7 a/ j S5 x/ K' O& S _He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
% F/ [4 u0 B1 @# b" n6 O/ wthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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' e, |3 y, P5 T9 A/ KThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
3 }2 d. W# H' Greferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all8 J: q" S: F) R: E
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
8 [6 n' ~ ?# t1 vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
4 p. L4 j. C* Y9 K7 [* ?9 k+ Yhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right$ [. v, S$ q9 N1 X2 z
back to sleep. 1 Y9 N- m1 Q9 r
: N" p! A/ g6 k' K4 O: TThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He4 L/ u! v8 c+ D. U
wakes the newfie up and asks, ! s/ i7 @/ z2 A
0 h& W$ B2 [5 K'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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