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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a8 N+ W- `) F& {4 @7 e" @" X7 F) o
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
" z0 \1 ]; q1 R$ a7 Athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 e7 |. v8 b7 o! `the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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! K) M6 Y4 Y5 j The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
) ~! S+ ?0 ?" J0 B9 z# j! I he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The1 b1 c9 A+ ?' @( P; y" [& Y5 }
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 o' i: b/ O1 ^. K2 I+ a. W
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,) o. P( `+ m: S0 n4 k/ T: `5 ~+ e
you pay me only $5. : q, v8 z( p9 O+ P
4 g* \( Z: X; s' T ? You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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/ W3 |% |! B9 H# l This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
* H- d x3 `5 G- t; F# Sthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 6 ^$ P0 ^8 @5 E+ D
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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; S( y' N( }1 @- ]! b) x2 uThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his/ D; y( [. Y: e# {& @
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn., Z: P7 P1 W/ K2 ~* L3 C
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
H$ n% p) c6 K4 J8 T* E7 X' Zreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 {/ r/ s/ H: }# _( H& {+ r$ xthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour0 g! }! k* z7 u k; z5 }1 c4 v6 V
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and7 ~% d5 |( D5 U* I/ A
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 k9 ? W. M# u1 N$ v! a7 i; A
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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2 T+ `2 ?- r; O: z$ g+ _. s'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- P% v9 w, l5 y6 T4 z, B- T! C0 ]' @
comes down with four?' . k* }# }" Q% R Y$ s
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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