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 Posted: 06/02/05 - 06:06 Post subject: Minnesota natives are smart
3 Kick Rule
A lawyer went duck hunting in rural Minnesota. 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 lawyer
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'm one of the best trial
attorneys in California 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 Minnesota. We settle
small disagreements like this with the Minnesota Three
Kick Rule."
The lawyer asked, "What's that?"
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 barrister 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 coot. Now it's my
turn."
The old farmer smiled and said, "Naw, I give up. You
can have the duck."
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