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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
/ H& M: q6 o9 i% jlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
- B. G7 A3 r: }& H6 d/ Othat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
$ P1 ^( e6 `' ]3 ]1 f: g- M4 Qthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I1 ^8 b" J: K8 O7 @" W
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
9 d& w. e7 l3 N1 S {you pay me only $5. . Q! k: a/ ]) V0 D5 ~2 ~
$ X" g3 \% y. @: r4 y% _+ `4 B You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
9 E; a, s6 l1 B: W. W will pay you $500. ! G1 Y2 j, B/ Q) F
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his& n( n( c$ h8 Q( Q0 x. R
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) K0 H( q/ {, X
lawyer.
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/ Q& c+ R, R$ _Now, it's the newfie's turn./ |3 L( \9 R A- b
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with2 ^, ~7 e& Y( d3 ^& ?2 [
three legs, and comes down with four?' / h+ W) X0 E' z0 `
; t) d% z! t8 s, q SThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
( [5 T0 z5 s6 c# Y5 |references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
6 ?5 U- g. _* Y$ U; U* k8 Fthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
# l) e1 `) |# L% s. Zof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
3 [5 c+ i& Q) y: ~1 T; \/ [hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right; a- c5 [' d1 h& f. Y
back to sleep. $ o8 ^9 E; K$ P$ q' ?
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
' D: \$ I8 {$ V, Z. i8 v' Zcomes down with four?' ! C& X. l$ {* ?) \% ]& d+ V# ?
% Q2 a2 i; K. kThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 H6 w4 y7 \9 V B/ ?6 l
and goes back to sleep.
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