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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a' Z7 t. |& V6 ^4 Q* [
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
1 W: n0 e3 r& j+ m& E$ Gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if9 ?8 K- |5 c0 @7 p, u
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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$ P3 p L7 D" C$ J5 Q: m; a. v The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so$ X d& ]" d0 H# O
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
% D7 Y- b6 p' y8 ~- ` lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I4 Q$ E' h" `1 p V7 w& c
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,- X; b: g4 ?# I: C
you pay me only $5.
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8 E8 T1 d& C4 p! y1 x& x9 R You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
3 _1 R1 B( O1 A4 t will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep- D5 b: [ U6 f% R7 R4 A4 X
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his& j; s9 ?& h- a$ D1 e+ S
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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9 F" L3 x" r8 {) h. G* g+ [+ |' ^3 @Now, it's the newfie's turn.+ P$ ?9 f" S, f* m
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
9 I% m7 _/ u$ o$ Uof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
$ [, p3 y9 |1 _- O9 y% P4 u0 Ihands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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$ c% j1 ]2 e/ z* W. h) d$ |The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He: k1 b Q, P9 X P0 v
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 D& o* O9 g9 Z! X# d7 z$ i9 w
and goes back to sleep.: S1 n; R- d* W& c8 Z# O6 h
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