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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a+ y6 s" ~8 C% y# u* M- _* n
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
0 m# W' f9 ?( n: |/ Gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( s2 l, f1 v; ithe newfie would like to play a fun game. * a5 Y" \& x/ r9 H, f7 F
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 b+ a5 e( s4 z3 u; e he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
9 M! a5 u9 D( ~8 s+ V lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I3 h6 O" [% B' o' e0 L3 x" ^+ ]8 B$ G
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
3 L- N3 \% M6 z5 A0 X- t6 c% Y1 syou pay me only $5. + G0 C$ e- K8 J3 c, {* Q
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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* Z3 V7 V; Q% j0 } This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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$ D0 ^/ T% |1 V: W6 @. s$ ~& JThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. @& c; g3 v% i+ T5 p+ q% c2 Y
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.7 u4 B g# g) T/ u$ s9 V0 p
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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 all7 P8 ]$ e' K/ m! V3 i
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all K% O! v8 e& J M
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* F; ]8 G9 }. d
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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3 W7 ~8 t% n5 QThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
/ o5 m, I6 x7 b! S, D) L( Dwakes 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 $5) R' F* v( A! q3 T
and goes back to sleep.
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