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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
* `8 p1 x" {' ?) t% }1 o+ I9 n% Vlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
8 B( B1 c! k" y: P) ~! @' hthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if. A8 P5 B& L7 z/ ?6 C! S& K$ r
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ; U4 G) j8 J" t) N3 [
9 n7 O4 P4 a" {# C/ k. _ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 V0 g- a n& l* R3 I he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
+ j6 T( O& J: L' W% O& x lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
1 ?6 I# l& J, N l1 vask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
7 `' l. N. ^& u! D. D/ Lyou pay me only $5.
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" ]8 Q U9 S/ R0 s' }/ s You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I. `" {% M% b* B: ~
will pay you $500. # r) M! C' b( y1 c8 k- L! ]
8 Y% s$ ^$ G7 \ {; F x c This catches the newfie's attention and to keep& F! u( Y& g6 |$ a& Y, {
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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R0 h. ?; S4 M* z* n, |# z5 a6 FThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 Q) N/ D, K' O: kpocket 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" y: {( c8 F; Y! K0 V( U0 c
three legs, and comes down with four?' & {, o: ^$ p8 `8 w: l5 L* ` ?
& r+ ?- l6 J0 x$ l/ y# h: LThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all7 R O* R! J+ Z! ^2 g* ?# q
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all4 g5 ?+ Q" `5 i% E' v: a
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 k* Z0 L6 Q7 y+ U
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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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- i5 S0 ?' b" k; q( l% Q: d& b* k
comes down with four?' # {9 o: S& U: D+ d J% B
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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