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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% }. Q( |9 t5 ~( w ^& ~
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb" {- ~8 p4 {8 u9 L' a) K
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if! q" H! d% V/ O/ k3 j# i8 M4 c
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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) s9 G6 u! y& o The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so5 {2 T2 P4 D ]5 j+ K1 I. s8 ~
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The- i: z0 R1 ?) e2 j: O+ @& m$ ?+ Q
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
+ W7 g3 X; d0 U, Rask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
, x2 `6 c) e- x- W! f" ~3 S" U: @you pay me only $5. 5 ~3 v5 }5 J, B6 l5 w0 c# h, O
0 J+ {- M% n! _' o' L) n You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ H: o% i( a+ T- K# o7 U. [ will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
& M$ c" X: u: k! ?the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 6 r7 e) P7 @. g6 ^) @6 D4 ~- ^9 {* \
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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# x( L n0 g ~8 V
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
% D% N2 r- s4 E- W! M9 dlawyer.
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' i. R% ~# _4 `: w5 gNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with& S5 b: l8 _9 d0 k
three legs, and comes down with four?' \, ]9 p* m* N" w
! N3 S$ _( h# O1 bThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" \* {8 i; x9 m% y- ^
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 v- f% b) J0 v' F9 Dthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
6 O8 ]) B1 ^& X% ]of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
8 W+ N1 p* i/ |hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 p/ y+ h1 j# f3 \, F
back to sleep.
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8 k+ z% {4 `4 k# D3 lThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He; A0 K# J( ]) g" \/ i
wakes the newfie up and asks, 5 {# |2 {9 @ r" Q0 K
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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8 Q6 w# p0 Z- G" j3 k+ OThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
$ }0 S: \* n; O( E8 K8 fand goes back to sleep., X8 N8 J) j0 t) d5 s
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