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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! q% ?7 e0 H9 h3 P3 d* v; x0 K
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
/ M6 k, H5 l( X8 Sthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
) i5 \( y# a/ \: d* h) D6 lthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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+ A: h* v' @, Z/ r0 f' v The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so; L# A( {4 U( j5 k6 a
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The4 M* H/ B! g) `' i( j& k+ l
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I" W0 J' g1 F, t- `
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,- o. U$ Q7 Q6 e( \. b
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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* Z& a- B2 H+ a* j$ _) n7 t2 p* r3 T This catches the newfie's attention and to keep. c5 [6 S( L: U* k6 v
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 }3 H6 F# v+ J/ F& Opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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1 w( r& X& r7 r! \# QNow, it's the newfie's turn., C. S, j( V) s" ?. Y* n7 I8 ]! i
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
' K. V2 w B! W' K4 [& u1 Athree legs, and comes down with four?'
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8 H) U( ?' z3 X$ ?7 A+ u. }; wThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; r9 P9 [; \/ p q9 N. ]( b
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all M/ D: J1 p( }
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ T4 V* i% ]& B4 A
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and7 A% l, a1 a% E* C
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
4 a5 d: s/ s- R( nback to sleep. ( t b& F$ X4 G0 q3 L) W& k
1 P# u4 ?3 o* pThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
6 s% s% T1 k3 R/ \$ p' x, nwakes the newfie up and asks, 5 O" K, S5 ]; P8 P% g( w
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! e, @8 d- l% d1 _! d
comes down with four?'
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! M- ?( X. Z- E. x( `7 rThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $52 o# [7 M8 `7 C% l
and goes back to sleep.. F' v! J) g2 S1 F! f
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