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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a3 I# m; `: Q P2 y& E5 x
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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the newfie would like to play a fun game. 6 [9 G3 n# }' C: e* [
. A0 h9 ^7 C7 h- V The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
n! A/ K$ w' |8 X6 x he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 J. V R. Y# l5 Y! b) d3 F
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
3 [# g' l5 s6 e, g8 o/ W3 h$ hask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
* M6 f0 _9 Q" tyou pay me only $5. % b$ U! \( E( b+ L1 P
/ A8 p* p- J4 }6 D$ c2 a0 O% | You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I5 W2 p% H% P5 j6 L8 u8 W
will pay you $500.
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2 W1 c v: q7 b$ @ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep; B6 F. f# _% s+ ]) z9 c! G$ H
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. / f3 `6 N+ }4 g! ~0 R/ Q
6 W9 B: s' ^" a% r+ SThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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7 i+ V3 ]! k) N$ IThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
/ {9 Z) ~0 s c. @! x1 j; dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the. E# x2 ^7 |4 S0 f/ f! d
lawyer. 0 b4 F$ P! T/ |! D1 k, ^1 U
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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( T" w2 ]; P% kThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ | F5 E. T+ l0 [8 Z$ W4 c
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ B6 n- t0 }- L6 t9 s% a- _4 Wthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 A9 @" Q! s7 K% g% vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
6 ?1 W. x4 {% z" y9 T) X2 b4 x. a# rhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
. G4 o G" M1 h$ A, p$ N/ sback to sleep. & @+ q& I* H6 \% y! x! X+ N: d
" z7 V/ K6 M" o8 w h" E& q7 AThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
" Z, g5 P" k9 v! Fwakes the newfie up and asks, # U0 K5 B2 _- O- r
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' A( X1 ]' y5 k7 T* c7 d p
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 }; p: c6 E# G( B* |0 a3 m
and goes back to sleep.$ i1 p$ f3 t3 V2 f, w' R$ W( s- r
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