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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
, Q, L/ ?. U' V# O: S/ d1 vlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
$ V B! O5 Y5 l5 B$ @' @that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
* N* Z7 J0 d8 N8 p' B. d3 {5 |the newfie would like to play a fun game. # ~+ ]9 C% ^6 S
2 r5 U R" n! F" @% R) ^) E The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so) `) t1 J K0 \' e# ~
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
h) R8 j. v* X1 E lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
- n4 Z2 L" U7 z7 C3 zask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,% r$ E, }2 d0 I5 X. g
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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9 M: K$ r8 n7 E- UThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his6 A# y* b& d1 H* A
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the% g. x" ~7 D( w1 w) s+ o9 M
lawyer.
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5 z& Q: u* f- \- \Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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; Z/ O% q& D0 r L" i R/ fHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. x# ~2 f2 D1 g, B p% @% K. H H
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all L2 w4 e% ^" m) m! f
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all$ d+ n. _: [# f; r) V2 v
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour' d9 w& {- i( V3 G) g3 Y, F
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and: v3 K* n* _+ a M* r
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right6 V5 s, P$ \0 B2 }, M6 j) |1 q
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
3 Q9 @3 w% L6 o7 z0 kwakes the newfie up and asks, + [/ z2 p+ u& {0 i( W8 O( i, O
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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 $5; X; {+ A$ V$ L6 S
and goes back to sleep.! { C4 B- c% v0 _4 J4 Y
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