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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" i9 B% q m1 R& X ?, w# Y6 F9 W
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb- J5 j, h) x! q, b" b- |* i
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if1 s# } l; ~6 s% x& y) V- d8 x
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 5 n2 l5 Y: J8 Z& Q) L
* Z1 ]. ]3 x) ]$ E. N6 A& X& P' R6 M The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so3 U" K9 f; q: Y* f
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
/ U2 g8 I" b+ q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
( \; q. i! @: v8 m: ^ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
8 f5 y2 M! K8 N) _( s) v( jyou pay me only $5. ( j% g g [% z# ^& N
, G0 n7 k" f9 V% F+ w& l You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
7 t. u$ A/ |/ U* [ will pay you $500. / {: {7 c: Y0 s. }0 J, V
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep* n: a* v1 w" D2 T
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
/ K& {8 g2 {! D6 I! a; Gpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
' J" i7 S" \3 h! U& v8 d( k# \lawyer.
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$ s- W7 ^* q5 C! S0 vNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
- q6 F1 A( f* L- W* @8 f" Tthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 Z" z5 M) ]5 Q/ }( z7 n# iof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" h% u) h% m5 j. A* N
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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" }4 ^$ a# Z9 O/ g7 xThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
8 p y1 x9 \: _wakes the newfie up and asks,
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& T, v$ ]9 N4 v. @# L0 x$ s0 L'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
3 v6 | p# g* S5 [comes down with four?' 5 Q/ L% O. D. S, A- F
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $52 P& ^( l* r2 x/ J: t" ^: S8 R! N q
and goes back to sleep.$ I1 e! y& w& Q7 c( V. [, p
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