The local bar was so sure that its bartender was the strongest man around that they offered a standing $1,000 bet. The bartender would squeeze a lemon until all the juice ran into a glass, and hand the lemon to a patron. Anyone who could squeeze one more drop of juice out would win the $1,000.
Many people had tried over time (weight-lifters, longshoremen, etc.) but nobody could do it.
One day a scrawny little man came into the bar, wearing thick glasses and a polyester suit, and said in a squeaky voice "I'd like to try the bet...."
After the hooting and laughter died down, the bartender said 'OK', grabbed a lemon, and started squeezing. Then he handed the wrinkled remains of the rind to the little man.
The crowd's laughter turned to total silence as the man clenched his fist around the lemon, squeezed mightily, and six more drops fell into the glass....
As the crowd cheered, the bartender paid the $1,000 and asked the little man "What do you do for a living? Are you a lumberjack, a weight-lifter, or what...?"
The man replied "I work for the IRS."
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2 comments:
Nice.
That is totally spot on.
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