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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
8 F ?0 M- o& N8 a+ k0 K4 Ulong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
) s' p8 G0 F+ k4 }/ }that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
0 B! l. C" t) A1 athe newfie would like to play a fun game. 3 l$ F# l7 ^" d/ B
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
+ f( |9 Q8 q) Z8 d he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
& [ g4 ~, K; Z# ^- { lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
+ n4 A( ^ k8 w* ]3 n7 }ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
2 D. U. ?: K& M+ g* Eyou pay me only $5.
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( T' p1 E+ r+ y. p2 Z- F; E You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
: A0 ~) |- u# o+ G6 V will pay you $500. A2 T5 F! j' G r: ~, W! p8 F
* Q7 f! b7 \8 |# H9 r1 f This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
1 [* j8 ]# L. _, R, F3 F) Athe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 9 M, U8 p* ?& D
3 ^: p+ p* h3 j& `" k2 Z GThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
4 r7 s$ S: }: I! ]pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the! t: h/ N& R5 {
lawyer. + P9 Z) D3 a' ^6 O- s
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.2 G' X: `/ r- W7 x4 j! b
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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8 |+ H/ E- b% b- Y5 s6 Y( d7 h- oThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; I. w6 P! P5 P' c4 B: ?7 j
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 @3 t2 K0 n6 @ k# Ethe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ T+ H( ~5 f4 _4 ^4 o
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and1 v2 V& H7 _0 k5 i' A# B
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right- v- u# v% q6 C
back to sleep. $ J) Y7 e. W+ y' w9 `; [3 h
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
1 p( \; \5 C2 i( H3 @# w/ kwakes the newfie up and asks,
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/ b }1 M7 j5 N9 {2 b$ I'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- K4 ]5 q) a2 g0 A9 N
comes down with four?' ( B: A! ^- O6 g
% @4 n0 Y/ `1 q) q( I" YThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5( H0 _- q. \6 Y$ h2 a+ n
and goes back to sleep.$ k; G0 J: x& w! ~
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