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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a+ t9 w! F8 B3 k6 _3 r7 ?; h V9 f
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
& r# V/ C! ?9 p+ i0 Xthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
. ?( b" x: l4 y3 a2 ~7 H6 w# Rthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 7 S. }& w. _9 a; u
( V: P7 m# x+ b u, u The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so* e5 N. {* e5 B/ f! P
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The" C+ a/ m4 _' a! t/ ~
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
- {9 [$ l8 m1 x% d4 L% [ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,- ^" |' |+ H( b4 }( g
you pay me only $5. ' \. B+ A$ M2 x; b4 q
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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7 b$ F" {/ S3 g& W This catches the newfie's attention and to keep8 {, e) l) N2 P, A* _
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. / Y' P/ z" r A- A0 T0 w
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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' d+ c5 I, A, U: x$ H. sThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his6 ?# i& i1 @4 D6 W: v
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn. \" c$ W+ i8 g
* [ h. S- [, K' ?1 Y& uHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
' U- R4 P0 }' ?9 Nreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
, I1 s1 S3 m% n3 G8 cthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
7 }4 s) P8 b6 I0 g( E, \9 rof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
, Y) T& a0 E+ h! g$ V/ A" ^+ N% C9 [hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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) a& o& m9 N K( M3 MThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 |; @; @$ s" {1 j! J! N
wakes the newfie up and asks, 4 S" ^4 _/ n% A! z6 b% ]% Q
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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
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