[AT] Some Days Tractoring can be Real Fun

[Edward Tabor]

I Needed that!!!!

Ed

Dudley Rupert wrote:

>To those who haven't already read this you may get a good chuckle -
>Dudley
>
>Subject: The Farmer and His Tractor or The Duck And The Lawyer
>
>A big city lawyer went duck hunting in rural Tennessee. 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 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 am one of the best trial attorneys in the
>United States 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 Tennessee. We settle small disagreements like this; with the
>"Three Kick Rule."
>
>The lawyer asked, "What is the Three Kick Rule?"
>
>The Farmer replied, "Well, because the dispute occurs on my land, I get to
>go 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 lawyer
>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 fart.
>Now it's my turn."
>
>
>The old farmer smiled and said, "Nah, I give up. You can have the duck.
>
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