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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* g) r" t) Y5 h6 B, d+ g, m& X
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
3 M9 y: c/ G9 a4 P$ s8 nthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if v3 A1 l0 B- c& g6 d
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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9 u$ }' r1 n6 N& [; v The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* i. ~8 x! y# ~. }1 R he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
! N5 v) D! g. D7 J) V6 i lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 u% {! m; U3 x
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,0 m' n/ x A7 V9 R# L6 d+ `
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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3 G' u& G% P) j This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
8 Z9 t) ~3 m( Wthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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' r0 ~) x1 Z( j& ^- Q# jThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his7 \2 a: W; _% X4 U/ X
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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, J9 N5 _# H1 ?1 N& O+ uNow, it's the newfie's turn.& I7 S' R+ l9 i+ B" I$ o K
" p: Q( T) m# e" |. g' [+ x% @6 rHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with* H# C: l! O- _, I" o
three legs, and comes down with four?' * o7 A$ Q0 R. |
2 k; Y$ b2 I2 d6 z$ \# uThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all# J7 L6 z% `' i- X; I: `7 \5 \
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 h. ^% j; R9 B2 |- ythe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
# z0 ^. h; v: W0 [- m" @# jof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and* M. T- a( b, ^( D K: \' O. x
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He) `9 A8 j U ^# K
wakes the newfie up and asks, # R' b1 G: F' _( ^6 F
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
9 G! i3 R l# [( j/ u/ g' B" acomes down with four?'
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4 w+ ]# N. ?9 b" {The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, z: m1 `% q& J' B
and goes back to sleep.
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