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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
. J, {: a" A9 a4 {& r: D) ]4 ^long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb( U9 M; D9 ~( ]+ w- }& S7 X" q C
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
/ B& Y8 X5 O: g- L4 A0 O8 X7 Wthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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. C" B v* C& L. v' p$ I# t The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
6 s9 o" y+ M& T8 p( t6 S1 E he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
* p! L9 n$ I" A" G lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I$ ]6 s( [+ ^- c2 C! z. ~
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- d7 n" h# F2 l! E- P* q, {you pay me only $5. 6 v0 q9 Z6 ~0 h1 `* V$ o. {
0 H3 M, o: O% U" u3 T* S& e You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
3 m$ Z# m; \" ^3 y will pay you $500. $ M5 V1 }2 X* {' W
* w8 V6 e; m+ p This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
- a/ @6 i% P# X9 _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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" V/ {) `8 Z2 e5 F4 M3 \The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
+ G- h( b( Y3 |: r: spocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the' O) q/ h& W8 W2 N- P# E; i' W
lawyer. " ^$ p/ L9 R9 ?- C" T
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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* m: D8 u; ~9 P* ZHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with$ D( o/ a4 p1 l: V3 j' L9 e
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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& I) N; X9 N) M/ oThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
4 J" D$ o6 j# z3 \- L4 ireferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) @2 v) o7 b: }/ C; I/ Athe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
) x5 V3 Z3 m& v$ Y- _. Yof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
) ]- u3 Y3 Y, V3 lhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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% W/ P, R8 d* _8 k0 \4 j5 }The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; f1 s: g( a1 {) ^9 \wakes the newfie up and asks,
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- `7 r7 C0 |/ N# ^'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
' a' T5 j8 }' M5 Jcomes down with four?'
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4 O. F/ V$ Q" k# `) r) aThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5; U1 P* t& w9 t; X0 t/ l
and goes back to sleep.' Q# D- r- e# }+ t1 \
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