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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
# t* F4 ~7 ^4 Y4 i& y' Flong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb& \! H$ g" b+ O3 N0 B
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if/ ]9 s/ Y7 s7 |+ |: h
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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2 q2 ]$ m) t( v The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
- z+ [; _8 x5 B( |$ ]* b he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
( ^, V0 T* R1 k' L lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 _( K6 S( C# B% I4 j$ p
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,9 j" V5 `9 l; n
you pay me only $5. 7 o3 C& b# b8 Z) M* V+ w& s( h! v6 Y
$ W' N! {, q% g# [/ T# u0 H; y& s! N You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 ^ M# |; J( D; l
will pay you $500. 1 E! q- g% X6 H) I
& `7 O# T0 p# U; Y/ e6 r1 E( ]: e& Z This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' v7 ]7 V9 [7 g' O
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 6 \9 z" c q5 v8 y) ^# c6 s
8 y; I0 {' c U3 y. FThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
4 o8 W5 f3 T9 l/ opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the& F. y; K6 p6 V! o" H; [# S% L
lawyer. " H, T: [3 K4 \) Y7 N, F/ |) j/ K
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.( s3 m6 k# k: z' ]+ c
1 X( Y( W- H) R1 p+ ]) X! L7 sHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
Q) B2 [' }. m' o4 hthree legs, and comes down with four?' - q- A6 w" I1 t$ e0 v' I/ ~
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ \8 K( ?/ |* n+ M7 C8 |3 j0 h; C
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; }5 J$ V8 y: @' w# K
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right$ C9 `6 e5 d8 |$ B! |- |; r; `
back to sleep. % A3 O5 z- D9 W7 p8 f D% V4 d
4 w% A) Q- I: B* I( ?3 FThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
. g# ^6 |1 G% Z& P/ lwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and e2 m* p7 I+ l# m
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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