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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
! e9 b) g; B O, u: o4 ~( _( Y( ^0 _long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb* a- R7 ^, G/ W1 Z
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if2 W5 L+ I/ h: t8 d+ I% x X
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
+ [( h- }2 `; S' u he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The: z# A, L9 ^( `- U- p3 S3 c
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I" p9 \/ Z( F0 B& ~) C
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 p9 U! Q5 V/ u' x* T
you pay me only $5. ( S+ e6 J# J# @0 _! u# B
; x8 u* w1 f* H, k. [1 }$ D" M$ x You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I" n- E' U, D; ]
will pay you $500. ! @5 y9 M2 l/ ?! |5 T
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep- J: A9 Q D5 |% q
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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- B" _. i' j1 E. C& J1 x# J: gThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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/ ?: h! b8 L+ N/ a% m) }' xThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 @7 G B2 }3 C+ G' Ypocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the4 u5 Y3 l L5 ?/ D; h( K* n
lawyer.
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/ r. k4 t3 d4 c- X3 g6 M7 ^# yNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with+ T7 U) X% T- ^5 Y
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 E [ e- I" L" N
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# C8 w; l+ E' j& `
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
4 M% S: v& S z5 Q$ d# uwakes the newfie up and asks,
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% l9 L* U7 G' y: M1 Y* k1 U'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
$ A' v3 q3 w: ?$ }! Rcomes down with four?' ( S" I: Y- K, T; {* ]6 m( j% f, w. d
i" b8 F% a% ZThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 U; a: s* d9 S% \$ f7 z( b
and goes back to sleep.
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