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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
4 G& h, C; A" l7 I2 P2 Y! v4 c hlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb! h$ j: `9 w, @1 v! g2 B! X
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
2 V) R" n2 A2 [/ m0 T% Hthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so6 z/ z) _% p5 W8 Z) p
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The+ C8 d; {5 g3 c) _
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# t" c- h$ q; p3 t4 X: z2 Dask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- @7 e2 B. ]% ~1 Z2 g" u, Iyou pay me only $5. ; Y6 r" i$ L# V3 [# i5 H
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
; `6 T4 f, J9 Q) E9 a3 `% ?; _ will pay you $500.
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3 `7 m4 j0 Q. B# G; ?. X This catches the newfie's attention and to keep( V8 @# c2 M' `# u
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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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
$ B+ X. i1 T2 ~$ @4 Gpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the& ~3 A: X* u K# Q; S+ I
lawyer.
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+ x" ^* P) N+ V) J0 X+ E3 kNow, it's the newfie's turn.# A. [# ~6 P. [1 s1 [9 k
9 {* |/ i* m' ~He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with* \: y( C: P, ~/ G
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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+ n( m& G2 _5 w; P/ aThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
3 P4 P/ T/ ?9 i. N' s9 h; m# S1 Creferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
' Q* U# l% x. |% s+ h( wthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ `, y4 d8 Q% F9 ~7 t& [8 V
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and. l/ w- k3 @7 o9 p3 n" V( l1 P" W
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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) i- A- E; u+ P) ? g8 n2 Y. MThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He: t5 w- ^$ M- h& f R
wakes the newfie up and asks, 1 W$ b$ H2 @2 k. w
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and a4 g9 b$ Q7 A8 o: _
comes down with four?' & i7 O4 q( y z- W: c9 l3 u, R
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5% J$ u% D& t) H, R: ^' B+ c
and goes back to sleep., Y& v7 A6 v; i1 \, M7 l$ J) r3 E# o4 F
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