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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a) N6 Y4 W# z# o: D% Z
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb' S% N d+ R9 g3 S; N% e
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" o8 F7 B2 k8 p
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The/ s, `" }3 u: P5 f7 P
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
2 D [- @5 N' j5 u' Rask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,/ n0 X2 Y- _9 V% Q
you pay me only $5. ) a" B2 \" x1 b+ c$ F
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I }; G' f* j8 [' o; D- s
will pay you $500.
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1 _" X, k, f5 q& c This catches the newfie's attention and to keep [' Z* ?* Y6 H- D c5 D
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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" p* n, L: ]3 x8 ?& o' RThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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6 f) s4 s/ d. ^0 n" g: o6 \The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his( y C8 p- N9 P# ]# c
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.! o* q+ a H$ ]9 d3 n, v5 a
! E! d" q+ k9 i. A; tHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
# U) {0 H0 @( P b+ ^! J0 ethree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
4 ?9 |" j/ M0 @! L* n8 J) F0 ireferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
" d1 I! _, ~1 f6 Q+ T8 l! Qthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour5 h. s8 X% m, R v0 o
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" T9 ]1 }( X4 e: P6 I- l
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right( g$ w1 b" ?3 v1 S
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
9 |" `. i' \1 z( dwakes the newfie up and asks,
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( }. Y8 }# D4 l H'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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m. o: M9 s: A0 z* B4 _: qThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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