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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
$ M" e7 n, d4 Z# o* G( Q" \long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. m; t& G6 ?& ?1 s, j& jthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if. j/ [ x0 `: l: M4 K
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ( L6 x5 E! G) E: w6 S" v0 D
. _! \4 l' T# f5 e The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
& |, u$ `' f S6 h- ` l; [ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
' ~% J/ t6 `: B9 ~ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I* _( g Z: ]# a3 T0 l
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
9 Z7 t$ w9 m8 I6 Syou pay me only $5. ' `7 w1 y. h' @
3 \9 D. m0 n) l# q& ?' @ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I1 p5 g/ t$ y+ u2 |0 U7 L4 \
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep$ W, V7 y" r* H! W* G2 j% K; @
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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) N0 p6 M$ U Y5 o* uThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
7 m9 c4 q: z3 Dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the+ A) b+ E$ \) |2 b& d- g. T
lawyer.
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7 z4 W. g3 V0 X* t7 e$ Y ~Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with- D6 t# x8 I) l: k. \8 F
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
* A0 b1 U. U5 b# v* m# }references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
$ V& \; J2 D" {2 i, f$ Y& [the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 I I, b1 P+ u* O3 Rof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
R1 _3 B/ [+ Jhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
1 Z `3 C7 u- k5 T+ Mback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
8 @4 @7 V1 M3 e) _: z, T( R0 swakes the newfie up and asks, 6 i# Z- ^! @0 O W ^$ P
$ p1 q j% G; a' u! L'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and. T6 p6 r `* r- A
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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