Hi Gang-
I could not wait until Friday to pass this one on to the list. I thinks some
of my lawyer friends will even get a laugh out of it too. By the same token
if you do not like "Lawyer Jokes" just hit your delete button.
Marion
HUNTING IN UNKNOWN TERRITORY
A lawyer went Duck hunting in rural North New Hampshire. 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 around here. We settle small disagreements like this with
the Northern New Hampshire 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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