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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
5 M4 d7 C- ^. T! x! u; _long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
* E' G8 K- F# g! s2 k0 lthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if" Z2 n8 u" Q, ?% V
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
$ D- c% M- A- d0 q he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
8 B* }% t5 V9 B: q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 g6 r/ ` g+ e- e# Bask 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, I/ |7 Z- L0 ~& D
will pay you $500. 5 \# J* ]) k# d7 [
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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' [+ c2 c! D/ m9 lThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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0 I" q1 H! Y/ Q/ l- PThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
+ X; s- I6 V: V; v! A7 wpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; @+ X6 b' S5 G M
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all* L7 A/ f+ F2 S) C8 N$ Q
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour {& _0 D$ X# O3 w+ p
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and+ o/ r# u7 N5 V' q3 c3 i: a
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right, k9 _& a6 ?& N P+ Q1 }+ W
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
+ v% k' d! t5 t% m6 ]% Owakes the newfie up and asks, 9 O% V8 U3 K- u: @8 K% K" s3 ?
+ }- q a$ m. F. T& J- ?& |% Y'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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% u @8 H4 k- AThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5- i4 I8 S5 i* B2 _; L% D; w$ N0 s
and goes back to sleep.
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