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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
4 N# E- w; ^/ h4 A J/ glong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb6 p: o1 G7 b% l% x5 `# y, C8 x
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if H+ q8 C2 P, Y d$ n
the newfie would like to play a fun game. * M i3 A3 Q/ ^; S8 W
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so8 K P1 E, s" ` @% P+ l
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,9 f# n. d& r% S/ M' y5 B, k0 a- a# ?
you pay me only $5.
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6 |. H2 T5 U. v4 T7 l You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
. C l' Q+ l! e9 g8 B0 Dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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( |: b6 R. J2 r, [$ q; aNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
a2 B0 R, R0 Y4 w4 l! P! Vthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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2 ^* ^( i/ ?" Y |6 ~The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
/ `. n0 }4 O, F/ C- nreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
$ V, ^6 g! o; ~( q( @: |the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
! O0 t! K' D/ Nof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
8 b# I+ B. h5 ^4 m) n& qhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right; h |0 ^5 n2 `8 e0 @
back to sleep.
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- X/ j: M1 s+ Q0 a. U7 JThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" v8 \* R# C+ u
wakes the newfie up and asks, 3 Q |! ]) a! r# B8 ?4 \$ b( j7 C
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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 $53 X1 q9 T( ]/ \6 \, Q
and goes back to sleep./ r8 t: P# Q. L1 L% f
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