The local bar was so sure that its bartender was the strongest man around they offered a standing $1000 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 money.
Many people had
tried over time but nobody could do it. One day, this
scrawny little fellow came into the bar, wearing thick glasses and a polyester
suit, and said in a small voice, "I'd like to try the
bet."
After the laughter
had died down, the bartender said, "OK", grabbed the lemon and squeezed away.
Then he handed the wrinkled remains of the rind to the little fellow. But the
crowd's laughter turned to total silence as the man clenched his little fist
around the lemon .... and six drops fell into the glass.
As the crowd
cheered, the bartender paid the $1000, and asked the little man: "What do you do
for a living? Are you a lumberjack, a weight-lifter, or
what?"
The little fellow
quietly replied: "I work for the Tax Department."
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