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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a# U U0 Z6 l: t& X3 W( b" w. @/ a
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
# V) X u" ~; F5 bthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if+ ^( D# q7 b* o" X! R o
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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+ K B4 @$ T$ j- u The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so) C3 J. c2 }5 j4 m, d F% d
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
: C; y$ W, p# k; v0 t lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I& G/ Y8 b. e( U* D8 y( U
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I4 f, |1 Y. H I$ [% n
will pay you $500. & `' F8 n/ N/ X: O% b/ E5 G d; ]
! w& Q% Z% q7 _) T0 ~ ] This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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/ \; b8 O: i% V; ~$ RThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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. S4 T" p% X; F+ ]# k* DThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his& |( `/ I2 k+ F0 X5 C6 ~" h
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the6 K& @. I' M! X
lawyer. . C6 V4 L5 C q) |9 h
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Now, it's the newfie's turn./ d0 j" f; I+ ~7 {4 |0 Q3 K
! l/ A9 @9 g) w( IHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with+ [9 G9 n8 X8 f2 p8 g9 _( Y. L
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour4 O- G9 i: I7 W3 F) t4 v
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# M; r, o4 R/ W1 J; }: Y
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right1 I) A- E8 Z1 C: V2 ?
back to sleep.
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# u+ z2 G- ^- N# r- @* u* dThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
3 m( N, o% r& \! u8 Twakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and8 z: B% E/ K( s/ \6 Z- d6 l
comes down with four?' + ^, }7 J. ]/ T+ {
4 p; ?. v; \- e `The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5& D3 b' ]2 N. G5 v9 V# F
and goes back to sleep.
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