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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% @8 C* |3 \5 G4 K, B* d1 h
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb8 L8 P+ T3 ?$ X
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
7 N: u; i1 Y4 v g" Ythe newfie would like to play a fun game. % x$ s% N& _9 s) L, e/ q1 q2 ~
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so4 y, X# \$ ? H3 Y) ~0 q0 f# e4 X
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The4 h" G+ J5 H4 f: y2 H+ U
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
/ C; ]" c4 D' {% `ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 l1 N2 l; C8 u6 \( Q; c8 w9 W/ ]
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I- m5 _2 e6 D( Z: g2 H: K: f1 f1 O
will pay you $500. , g* d9 r) S" E5 p# n# t
" r& O+ V/ c6 F# F8 I, t4 w This catches the newfie's attention and to keep* @, _4 n9 X& I: ?: ~1 }, Z' g
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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+ b' O* _7 d7 u C# m$ X5 LThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
/ T8 n V) g3 opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.+ @4 S8 t& p+ r' [/ V6 R: T. ?
9 e/ j3 ?1 Z+ o4 kHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
8 T, h4 z/ H! o: v. `7 J2 ythree legs, and comes down with four?' $ |! Q! K/ K9 z2 J6 T5 f1 n r+ B/ q% f
. Y* F" G1 j* ~. V. Q: h) l/ sThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) K# w& M# E1 y- |: B9 X5 h
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 e, Z; Y2 V2 k* h4 m4 Jthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour0 b* `3 i+ }7 m3 G
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# R) P$ s# s- c2 f, xhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 y3 u O0 R$ X9 v
back to sleep. , c! \; C a# D" Z
- `3 y9 u. H: x2 ?4 ZThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 [- y1 J; V8 S9 k
wakes the newfie up and asks, ( w) y0 z! f) \3 K5 [6 `7 d
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 V! I7 M6 ~" Q% G+ g9 n
comes down with four?' 9 _% r) w3 F" _# P3 i9 D
/ f2 G" v" t# i; W, N9 q. s) gThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
" {( x7 N) ~' Y; @8 D9 l2 qand goes back to sleep.
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