THE
DUCK AND THE LAWYER
A big
city lawyer went duck hunting in rural North Dakota. He shot a bird, but it
fell into the field on the other side of the fence.
As the
lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer drove up on his tractor and
asked him what he was doing.
The
litigator responded, "I shot a duck and it fell in this field, and now I'm
going to retrieve it."
The
old farmer replied, "This is my property, and you are not coming over
here."
The
indignant lawyer said, "I am one of the best trial attorneys in New York
and, if you don't let me get that duck, I'll sue you and take everything you
own."
The
old farmer smiled and said, "Apparently, you don't know how we settle
disputes in North Dakota. We settle small disagreements like this with
the Three Kick Rule."
The
lawyer asked, "What’s the Three Kick Rule?"
The Farmer
replied, "Well, because the dispute occurs on my land, I get to go first.
I kick you three times and then you kick me three times and so on back and
forth until someone gives up."
The
attorney quickly thought about the proposed contest and decided that he could
easily take the old codger. He agreed to abide by the local custom.
The
old farmer slowly climbed down from the tractor and walked up to the attorney.
His first kick planted the toe of his heavy steel-toed work boot into the
lawyer's groin and dropped him to his knees!
His
second kick to the midriff sent the lawyer's last meal gushing from his mouth.
The lawyer was on all fours when the farmer's third kick to his rear end sent
him face-first into a fresh cow pie.
The
lawyer summoned every bit of his will and remaining strength and very slowly
managed to get to his feet. Wiping his face with the arm of his jacket, he
said, "Okay, you old fart. Now it's my turn."
(I
love this part)
The
old farmer smiled and said, "Nah, I give up. You can have the duck."
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