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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a( z7 E9 Y: ]9 ^9 z0 g6 S
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb9 Y% r8 g* x8 T! A
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if- L. Q- v' C* n% }+ `
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 9 S( V. U& V8 Z+ a: m) `4 g
0 b$ _: j, z$ k The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so* ~" w6 w! _- V8 G+ i$ g! I3 y
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The9 F6 a9 ^8 N, ^& Y2 y8 x: B- }
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I( v% m3 d- s+ W' `
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! u2 F: z# p& n
you pay me only $5.
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$ m. o0 d7 v0 N8 u' s You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I, n) [4 e" ^/ o4 ?+ \
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep" `$ t" p( U( R+ z$ C& c. j' b
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 2 m( x- i- q8 p) g% s7 \+ S4 K
- z" O, a" T2 K& c3 LThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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lawyer.
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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
0 s7 B" J' o' ?! @4 u& Y' breferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
`+ A; ?7 _% ]# q5 s' ]3 }the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
+ B0 b- u9 s( M0 fof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
A3 ^( V9 d. C& ehands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right g( Q: {8 p- e2 N4 u
back to sleep.
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! q, J0 `$ L; t! `! v& J! i1 aThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He6 N) j( d; c% t, @
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $53 G2 D9 U4 K! ^
and goes back to sleep.0 \ W) _9 V! {3 }* P# y( j& l3 x
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