Duck
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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 shot a duck and it fell into 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
U.S. 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 do
things in Texas. We settle small disagreements like this with the Texas
Three-Kick Rule."
The lawyer asked, "What is the Texas Three-Kick Rule?"
The Farmer replied, "Well, 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 city
feller. His first kick was with the toe of his heavy work boot and dropped him
to his knees. His second kick nearly wiped the man's nose off his face. The
barrister was flat on his belly when the farmer's third kick to a kidney
nearly
caused him to give up.
The lawyer summoned every bit of his will and managed to get to his feet
and said, "Okay, you old coot! Now, it's my turn!"
The old farmer smiled and said, "No, I give up. You can have the duck!"