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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
2 ]6 m7 H& {: klong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb$ {2 E# W& G# C3 |7 L
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
, v% T2 `, ^0 M9 `the newfie would like to play a fun game. 5 Q$ L/ ~! f% u& g! K- j( V
$ i% T& P) L ~3 B8 c C The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 G6 i; A& [# l he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
# \' O" r8 l8 l% L& @ z lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I* q, M9 n9 \# }8 d$ E! f/ V
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' Z5 ~7 @5 L3 Q: M6 S' M
you pay me only $5.
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9 Z; a* z* M) {6 f+ N You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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. K3 }4 ]! e6 o0 }! Q This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
Q/ r) B2 H' h3 u1 {the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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$ T% P% x( N0 P! w( ZThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his$ Q: `7 L' a3 J6 D. M
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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& Y3 T9 o2 t5 Z- `3 W+ kNow, it's the newfie's turn.; _! o3 e7 \# i! e
# {; d8 Q" d- n/ s! T' |8 nHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
- x, \4 t. N. d0 Gthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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; `5 W( m' q- B* J) M8 bThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all8 y0 x) [% S2 ? N
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all* A% s. j( @0 a
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour) V) S, J- h# w& y+ R- g
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
) `) S- K& o! H- m1 |( h. Dhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right" P* v1 p* \3 O9 G
back to sleep. % H8 l+ `- Q* f A3 U* b
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& u6 r0 r4 `+ `" @9 S) T/ |
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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/ C. m& \6 q2 R'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and( G0 u5 W# a" y6 j4 g
comes down with four?' ; J3 U& {# @& |. @* E) k: _7 [
3 O. I2 U& C" ]* n8 l; CThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5$ @9 a5 ~3 v* c8 { |
and goes back to sleep.& D; i6 q! W0 w9 q( A
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