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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a. y) W, D1 ]$ m
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. I4 U" b( G/ Z$ rthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
: O! E, e% O, V6 f* [% jthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
% k4 S) j1 C* ?& k he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The- V6 }) c7 n! H+ G+ S. [
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 `) u3 C' J! u+ \4 Y" h7 eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,- s5 |6 e2 W) Z
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I9 T. Y) q5 t2 m5 o$ ]) N9 n! o' `1 Z
will pay you $500. ; p0 S. I& K3 t" P4 Q
! A% C2 }% b8 X" s+ f4 @ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
7 ^4 y4 A) i v5 ithe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 d0 G0 x( @. g
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with" `0 @: `9 O6 u$ @4 m
three legs, and comes down with four?' 4 @: A; b5 Z) L9 k- A
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all' Y3 [0 `6 ?! Q( T
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- x; z1 @2 }6 g6 K- ^/ \the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
. R' V+ ~6 R# o, eof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; Z* U Q. r4 ]( k
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right3 }+ Z1 w' y3 ?( r
back to sleep. 8 ?. `1 @5 @ U* }6 s7 W6 ]7 T
% N5 }* ~ G$ n0 `8 G+ l0 N9 q' _The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 j% S4 s0 R0 C/ D! X- i2 f- W3 `
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 $5% \2 h; d! ` |6 k* [
and goes back to sleep.. P% W8 C! }$ }- S& A. t9 p# S9 Z6 `
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