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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% P9 H% F- F5 l7 p! }
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* l9 X8 x$ v. b4 q he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
) [# S$ A6 [1 X: b# ^ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
8 v$ a0 @0 r3 ]5 v2 W1 Hask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,& z) C2 Z$ Z! [: ?" D3 w8 Y$ |" h
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I! P. Q9 n9 y a7 J+ z, q: @
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his4 i Z5 V7 _% H" e w- g* I
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn., @9 X3 |0 k& l" _
; C+ d/ `+ b3 _! gHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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$ O# ~+ h6 G2 r0 SThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" `9 W6 |8 ]. K; b+ r- ^
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 @" T; C6 R' _8 n. {3 vthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
* K0 ]5 P# c3 v* Z7 Nof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
) `+ F9 n" H% Z. O2 X- }hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
0 K) V* m: M+ X5 u4 yback to sleep.
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0 G2 N" x7 `3 Y& mThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 S: E% O* z, f
wakes the newfie up and asks, 8 A5 ~. z9 @: Q- Y5 [6 S5 e
5 q+ b: B& N+ C/ z' B( e1 F; i'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, W" Y( @) m( i; j% k; ]% w1 w
comes down with four?' 6 l& s! D# E8 b- G+ ?
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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