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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! a! j; M; a& S$ L& u9 U
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
" J7 v- y7 C% T9 |) n7 a8 D9 vthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
% \2 `5 ~- I- |3 J$ S# ~( T' p+ t6 w5 D( pthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
U. F4 y) ]& b9 n9 U he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
8 B/ Z6 O7 H4 p6 q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I$ \+ |% M) D5 h+ |8 h" q9 K, Y
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
9 ]* _# p* K8 Y, myou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I p! L/ x- A9 d9 f
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
& G6 e- {9 G& a. H5 [( z0 Bpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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) q8 L* B% @. d# ?Now, it's the newfie's turn.7 O, q c3 v) l: g1 L, s' O4 k; K
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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% Y+ F5 S6 K. J3 }- c8 u( YThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
5 X7 d4 {0 k% E3 ~# l# h h" nreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all2 S: K, |" G) ^/ {$ o& O' N3 L
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 x I' V3 C0 S5 O$ B }) S
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and3 {" I5 V: T* W4 H/ A
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
; o% [2 W$ B; x; A5 y2 Q+ Qback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% X+ D3 E! @$ h7 ?
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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6 v1 k7 y8 t; @4 a. I'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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" C/ W& `6 @ O. {. ^# JThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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