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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 A" \! l2 R$ W6 t4 ~5 \- h- `6 Nlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
4 V& X q# f/ y" B' T) P& ?that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
. ]0 P( Z% W6 G& ?" m6 lthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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* n( h: e R9 t/ U, Q7 b The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
! z) ^! Q3 j6 \4 y: i he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The3 \" p# y- a4 j9 \* b
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
. j# _' O% u: V- |6 Dask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
9 W! c6 n- f: B ]9 ^1 vyou pay me only $5. & x" h0 `- v- U# h. d
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
7 N6 w6 N) u% a" B will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
) `+ ~) C2 N; Y" p& N6 b" {/ O; Dthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 2 V' X5 U0 N2 l! z5 Q4 U, w2 V6 J
" L" L# g0 b3 }The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his/ l* G$ n2 H# c
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the+ {7 B( q' K$ ^" ^% b
lawyer.
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9 X( v- u" _+ i6 \- A, YNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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* Q- G2 p7 O0 yHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
3 S' O& U- w) R3 K( l0 o; n8 K2 wthree legs, and comes down with four?' - a) o. J; k7 E4 n) B/ z
/ G9 [7 T- O# f5 }7 `* }2 Z8 dThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) a! i3 x$ l, p: h/ u' c
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
1 _7 Z7 n& y% kthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
D) u# d6 K' T, k: Y4 F! K! zof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and8 J% s6 V: H, n, T. M. \
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 v$ u! @2 q D7 ?" N; z: }
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He! {1 w8 D# b) z2 D1 W% l+ I
wakes the newfie up and asks, ' w' R& i8 g) @/ j2 @7 }7 V$ J# F" g
- A4 t0 A) Z% k! V( Z1 u'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and/ C4 }* }4 E/ l$ U; f( r+ p1 u
comes down with four?'
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/ b* ?/ @3 r, v" D! pThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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