The Kansas 3 Kick Rule
A Big time New York City trail lawyer went out to Kansas to hunt ducks.
One came flying overhead and the lawyer leveled off and blasted the duck out of the sky in a single shot.
The forward momentum of the duck caused it to fall into the next field behind a rail fence.
The lawyer had begun to climb over the fence to retrieve his game when an old farmer came driving up on his tractor.
The farmer said "Just where do you think you're going?"
The lawyer said "I shot a duck and it fell in that field and I'm going to retrieve it!"
Sensing a tone of arrogance in the lawyer's voice, the farmer said "That field is my property, and you'll do nothing of the sort!"
The lawyer, figuring the farmer for nothing more than a redneck hick, said: I'll have you know I'm one of the foremost trial lawyers in the state of New york, and I'll sue you for everything you own!"
The farmer said "Now hold on just a minute there! This is Kansas, not New York and we settle disputes differently. We use the Kansas 3 kick rule!
The lawyer says "I never heard of that, how's it work?"
The farmer says it's simple! We alternate kicking each other 3 times and whoever gives up first is the loser! If I win you go home without the duck, and if you win, you get to keep it!
The lawyer looks the farmer over and sees he can't weigh more than about 110 pounds and figures he can take him easy. He looks at the farmer with a grin and says OK, I'm in.
The farmer says "The ducks on my land so I get to go first!"
The lawyer thinks to himself, 'I can take this guy no matter what!'
The farmer hops down off the tractor and before the lawyer realizes what is going on, kicks him right in the crotch with his size 10 hobnail boot!
The lawyer is writhing on the ground in pain and the farmer walks over and kicks the lawyer in the kidneys.
The lawyer screams out in pain and thinks about giving up, but then realizes the old boy only has one more kick left, so he sucks it up.
The farmer then commences to kick the lawyer in the head!
The lawyer sees stars and nearly passes out, but using all his resolve and knowing it is now his turn he fends of unconsciousness.
The lawyer grabs the fence post and drags himself to his feet. He shakes off the cobwebs and says to the farmer "OK, now it's MY turn!"
The farmer says "I give up, you can keep the duck!"
Rich
