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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
, U& Z* j. A) E% h5 j1 f/ tlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
4 E8 N! C" a3 `5 t& E( _1 M: F+ tthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if( p1 C+ U$ Q3 x1 R
the newfie would like to play a fun game. + c% \6 u2 u# P3 q9 j$ v4 b `
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so4 l6 K- b9 A) g; k) T
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
+ T* S0 n3 n+ |8 o6 ~- o! Z" M lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
1 P k- b7 d$ L- k* f8 ~, e% vask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,; ~% l$ K% n! A$ `2 R
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I0 l2 A, _2 P. ]2 v* Z2 R/ J) I
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep" w% ~5 r8 B/ O0 h6 K8 E6 i2 o. M8 d
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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/ ?2 R: m4 D( i1 @The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his: L( \& T! p% G% e" V2 s- i
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the( _0 \3 ^* V% [
lawyer. 1 A0 V+ N8 z; U. s
: ~# ~; i; N5 u' y- [Now, it's the newfie's turn.. S T7 r' ~+ K3 M+ Y
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
$ t4 x9 P" @6 c- Z6 A9 v3 bthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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( n$ x' i5 h+ m9 I* ^: M3 ]! EThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all% ?: n/ l7 m9 h9 c' l
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all3 R& ?4 S* v+ W+ H4 D3 D, T& z1 K
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour$ f* E0 n8 I( m5 a, u
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
) L$ O- l/ C. t6 _4 S0 o- j" K0 Nhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right4 i- T y% A+ q9 B1 \5 j( b
back to sleep. ! D7 h( C2 }4 G% h* C" i3 E! Q# C
! ?+ n' @$ Y5 o. }- _8 G FThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
+ p" ~' U8 A. L! K7 Zwakes the newfie up and asks,
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' f4 H1 m! q' l; ~8 v'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
& q U- m" G5 t9 ^comes down with four?'
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; }. X* x# t/ zThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" \7 N, [* F2 }
and goes back to sleep.& F+ c) u* E' \1 U5 g8 P5 E. w! J0 W
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