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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
. U7 r/ r* ^8 m l& X# Clong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
* ]3 w# z8 j3 k. hthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
1 o+ _: q# [% {& G1 B3 _ `the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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: A0 F% Q# o( P- @9 s0 |3 j- o2 U The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* k$ b% M0 H: n/ \) X" e: d he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
3 G6 T' P; d6 M: U lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I) g/ s R: w9 G1 K7 d1 e" a8 d
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
2 I7 h0 D+ Z1 ]* O) Lyou pay me only $5. . [9 T# [8 G) s! l8 e9 o# G
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 D6 ~# y# D( q
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 3 j) J( n- f: j% V V; o
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
( h7 S* R9 o4 X: ]- y6 q& c; Rpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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! q& E' ?( H* q. o9 B2 A0 O. CHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
' a9 @; f$ w# t4 C+ O( ^9 C4 wthree legs, and comes down with four?' ! P& e# v1 P' |: o/ a$ H' C; R
3 H" l& C) `6 ~( j/ JThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) _; W' Z% n, v
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 w6 \* o- H. t6 wthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
6 y% ?* i& `2 @+ {4 T; Pof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and4 J( `- x* A2 A& W f4 s) ?% h
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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( `! g9 M1 }5 }* z3 z7 V6 TThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 G- r; g- I* u9 C" ?+ T% J% u
wakes the newfie up and asks, & w8 |8 |1 v! q" d
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and) ?0 ~& |; ^/ z
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5' V1 D' n7 a0 X' V$ h" V" @
and goes back to sleep.) K+ i2 F7 Q5 C5 Y1 O' }. }
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