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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
# c4 P% z0 y: x6 slong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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the newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 |3 q1 g6 y( I7 S
1 J' L8 y4 Y+ e' R% h% c7 _, h The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
6 R% Y+ X, N& ~# U. P! y" p he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
% @8 G: Y$ W0 g6 B4 x7 J; g lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
; }" `6 I7 I+ ~* T$ ^ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
5 y2 K$ `4 l6 y. O p; kyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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8 L2 g; E# _9 `3 ?0 W: | This catches the newfie's attention and to keep1 e, N) O: U- g$ _; I1 Y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 5 h. N: t1 l0 h' h
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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
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lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.& k; V+ o/ M @; U# M
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. w5 q2 l- M6 {% \9 ?
three legs, and comes down with four?' 7 N. Z% j& v. o6 \) \$ G
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all3 Y: Y u7 ]) T1 _( t5 `+ z F, U; @
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) k# O; A2 G0 P% U1 _the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
8 a4 u* x: |8 h' p$ Cof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
! U; _+ l. }1 j8 j, |6 ihands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right: ]( o4 d: m N' `
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) j0 F1 T, B8 J3 i: F2 u7 R9 hThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He$ m( _7 Z! ^+ L7 W
wakes the newfie up and asks, - u# j( P, x( J. C$ {
x2 d; e; t# C5 p. I& W'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and; }6 u$ T& x3 n4 o) t* G( q
comes down with four?' 1 i/ j8 L7 k6 h& Z1 z
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" _! x6 {5 F- h. ~
and goes back to sleep.
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