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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
5 y+ V0 @% W% ^" e- Hlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb- l. y; X. U. z3 I5 r0 m3 F& W
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
7 O Y, S: ^: X3 ~the newfie would like to play a fun game. 7 }7 G6 F: e4 U2 h$ X" U
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so0 s- R2 \) t0 e: L9 V1 ~
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
7 e9 p5 ^' D0 f, T x) |/ S, I5 L# h lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
& {/ B. J$ c; e+ }$ Lask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
: C: n( |3 l& Q( U9 c0 kyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& Z& j* j- _. W# `4 {: v* H' w
will pay you $500. : a' o1 g2 G+ T
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 Z/ r( j& X7 e" x0 F
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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! y3 Q" _$ ?) A7 h. n) xThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
. D% q: C; y2 r9 [: N& T% xpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 Y( ]. [5 c2 s8 ~! x
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.0 G; J! z* v6 i: i# d( S. X- G
6 v6 w9 z3 d/ a4 r2 ]6 O! qHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% S$ D3 I! ]+ ~* n, N$ ]6 E7 E
three legs, and comes down with four?' 9 J; V" f4 V9 |8 _3 A! G# ]! I
$ B& R- Q: m; e: @& L& BThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
6 T, }$ H. P9 J7 r' L1 @+ s3 P& F3 \references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all" X" N3 l9 Q2 ~+ @8 U8 q, \7 P, q# l
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
! }5 {5 `$ H1 |1 N# V$ K9 R: lof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and* j6 F: [) O) X( b
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right2 j5 X& _, G! u; e! j* k
back to sleep.
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4 |3 X5 q: A8 [% LThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He: o) ]1 V) J, u! G5 W* C
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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; p/ y% a( I* {9 g3 cThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5. n3 _2 p1 h; I4 E
and goes back to sleep." T2 S6 D$ s4 J( x7 R
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