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A big city lawyer went duck hunting in rural Tennessee. He shot and
dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer's field on the other side of a 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 just 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 the United States
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 Tennessee. We settle small disagreements like this with the "Three Kick Rule."
The lawyer asked, "What is the Three Kick Rule?"
The Farmer replied, "Well, because the dispute occurs on my land, 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 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, "Naw, I give up. You can have the duck.
dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer's field on the other side of a 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 just 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 the United States
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 Tennessee. We settle small disagreements like this with the "Three Kick Rule."
The lawyer asked, "What is the Three Kick Rule?"
The Farmer replied, "Well, because the dispute occurs on my land, 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 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, "Naw, I give up. You can have the duck.
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