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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
1 e0 L" m! l) `( P5 Blong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
' U9 I! M+ s0 ~0 F& jthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
8 y: @6 W, ~5 d& j- Zthe newfie would like to play a fun game. : `& c# ?# k: ~* |2 S
" ~9 t% W* W; b9 p+ H1 `! G The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so1 L' K8 g1 e' F% A ]5 b! H: X
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The T, m A* q! ?7 F$ B
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I1 H# x2 B# N3 h% O" B0 J
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
: l4 K: F3 ?) v3 T4 N2 ~* eyou pay me only $5. * E' ?+ \9 e1 ~+ Q& l; S! T
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I3 q* Z. @ y% n6 m1 A8 C
will pay you $500. / W2 x) z3 u& ^6 P6 ^& e4 `% h
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, j5 v8 o8 W$ U/ c/ `
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the O6 l% P4 I% D! V
lawyer. $ z0 g; e' ?% o# F2 L# |
( T6 l& l7 C* h# V, K% lNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
. h( U" O- b* othree legs, and comes down with four?'
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- U* E% V1 P; o4 `% sThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all9 Z9 k$ Q8 ^1 S# Y" K8 x
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all" R+ a6 d; b: J% U7 ^6 ?6 V1 N
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
2 U( I' q8 ~: b: i" sof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
0 t* a0 t' C M2 H7 G5 G+ Z$ K$ Whands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right' {: [3 c; ]: G d9 K. g
back to sleep.
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, ]1 A( V$ C& MThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 E) ^! q _7 G9 Y0 r' |. p
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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3 D" I: y: C2 n! S0 |2 ~2 w+ C'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
' _( I9 [$ R: j- i8 dcomes down with four?' $ J5 Z# ~# V+ X( f" s+ {) [
) b& M. w# r% v. J+ Z% rThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $51 O* v* T" x# j
and goes back to sleep.
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