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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
; F& t5 I: s. }, r0 q M* Olong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb8 b& a& `5 J) d! j0 C. V) C
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( Y/ h! ?6 o/ i4 d: gthe newfie would like to play a fun game. , u" E: R* E' s; _3 ?3 F
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* B! J: g- A. ]) X! e he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 [! k7 n2 P6 ]6 S; G5 s* T7 b lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I+ e) E z. M2 L8 k/ W r
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,/ N6 Y* j7 Z3 O M9 F1 h
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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- b+ F7 k) X, I This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
8 v: S: N4 J. ethe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. , b* c, _0 Y1 g# [9 T4 K* E
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
5 {* O8 v, h+ k0 q( ?. J6 ^" w3 E% ~pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the# @( l4 }6 Y( I# T
lawyer.
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( i2 P% W6 ^, ^; A3 v0 aNow, it's the newfie's turn.8 Y4 R! u0 ]- X9 _4 V! f+ U9 E$ s
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
+ |: {- w, g# J3 @" ]% Ethree legs, and comes down with four?' ! k; _$ e% B* ]0 M4 I6 x$ _
5 }) g! t# Y( |; H% r a$ qThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all9 m& \# C3 w8 _7 M
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all, k4 q* h4 N9 b3 P- i# w8 X
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour, X' ]( X- n3 }, F) [" n
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
0 X$ u5 ?( y) ^& X. a4 uhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
G; S/ D2 j" ?( Q' N0 `back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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* Z. Y8 T& _' X* w'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
9 E9 @6 P$ Z( [2 J) o( h5 g) vcomes down with four?' # Q+ d% y" K, [; y8 d1 r
# Y4 a' z0 R' s) ] H' aThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 o7 R0 _& s* p1 f. K) r
and goes back to sleep., |$ f8 {, V% s& g
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