A lawyer went duck hunting in rural Nebraska. 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 Nebraska,
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 these parts of Nebraska. We settle small disagreements like this
with the "Husker 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 heavysteel-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."
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 Nebraska,
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 these parts of Nebraska. We settle small disagreements like this
with the "Husker 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 heavysteel-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."