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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a7 Z: ?/ S/ y! W; x2 T+ h& J" b
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
, k3 c6 l* J5 |6 {' athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if% \2 | k/ o% a9 i- ?
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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; W8 _7 L# R, _ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" o5 v8 H3 i- |! e" R he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
" z/ e" c L+ D& C0 y3 \ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
s0 D" ~; X S' X1 y5 y- k' bask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,% t$ d+ g7 a+ Z; q0 u: ]4 O( O
you pay me only $5. 0 c; j9 L) I* U4 f. S3 F, F4 [3 q
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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{* T8 }: B! Z: Q* _ H This catches the newfie's attention and to keep8 e2 i5 o/ Q) u' l0 } d! ~$ Q9 |
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. " u& f, w' C% p; o& F6 a
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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. m) N5 @- D; _
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the, H( L, S' G; ^; u/ p% I/ f
lawyer. % n c/ q4 h1 l- f
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6 A6 V/ S: n! m' ZHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with n/ M- Y3 k! g: r/ g
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all. R+ f+ B! `7 V0 a
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all& Z+ K, p- b, s, Y" F: m
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
) i! ~2 D+ j" |( D- E. l0 ^) mof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ }/ Q' ~- `- v, c& x4 Chands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right" K/ d: ^" f6 U6 K! m# U# E6 s
back to sleep. 5 z: z1 J! b! W5 W
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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0 S5 R* |1 a' D7 J2 S'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and4 v: Y* s1 m+ ]- ~/ g
comes down with four?'
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9 ~' f4 A5 q1 E/ Q C8 uThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" j- w: t0 S% G$ n# E
and goes back to sleep.8 D. g; B2 B. k" \
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