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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
3 g9 L' z }6 t9 e1 Jlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. y4 i7 E; Q4 V! ]that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
7 ]) Q6 d* a O" ^5 l1 i+ Nthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I. e$ o+ s% _% {5 P) O
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 T5 \3 N7 a& X
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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$ B. ^9 P2 z6 T h This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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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
5 b9 U! B: o7 J) e) b$ Gpocket 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! _$ k; _+ z: m4 I# |
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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" m; l: ?; F3 ?: k$ h$ ]The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
3 D3 k7 }4 E+ zreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all0 R9 x, L8 P9 w) g6 b- j9 m
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour" o! [! ?$ D8 r8 Y( D* ]
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and3 r6 \4 L' a8 ]9 [) Q/ Z1 |: l
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right( |! R% H9 h) |( N U6 X
back to sleep. * w2 }* n1 d6 i R3 _, R9 i, V' C
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He) m. V; Y- e3 {+ M; {6 s
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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/ J1 i2 ~ l; _- c4 q' m'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 `9 X7 [4 ]8 M5 o7 p
and goes back to sleep.
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