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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
1 m3 k$ J( C9 }1 Rlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb E' J5 R! P4 U s! ^) o0 X3 O
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
) k/ o( L9 ?! Ithe 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! t) I" S$ v: c& h _& K
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,1 r1 S; j; B, c5 O# R: b
you pay me only $5.
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( N& D7 p; W$ M1 K2 [ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I- R l7 R" Q; R1 w
will pay you $500. . v" Z- d$ i$ w! r f
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! X3 f5 H1 y9 T+ x% M9 ~
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. $ C8 S) T( C0 Z5 C* L
3 l% S$ g: p! b( ?& L: x- v7 SThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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' s+ U, t2 |) ?; o: U) {The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his3 L% ^! V+ _: S: A/ z
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; e: ^, x; q- V, M
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.8 W! w* o/ v# ?* i& U3 V" z3 d
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with$ j+ \: d. ?8 z4 W
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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4 g+ |8 q% L! k/ k4 k9 I4 }4 d% ^The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" L3 P) y% w* ?. s2 F
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
2 U3 J3 a) _4 M! ithe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* G. u/ _$ I, _* ~3 ?0 R7 g
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; ~1 p/ A3 ~3 Q8 U2 N1 Q( Chands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
4 S- f1 X( }$ P0 E& \+ q# xback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 F, A- }6 C3 W' e9 ^; s
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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# c' u Z1 y$ D'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and( C6 r4 o* ?5 b
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $59 ~, W0 H% \7 @' d2 K
and goes back to sleep.
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