The local bar was so sure that its bartender was the strongest man
around that 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 (weightlifters, jack-hammer operators etc.) but nobody could do it.
One day this scrawny little bloke came in, wearing thick glasses, and said in a tiny, squeaky voice, "I'd like to try the bet."
After the laughter had died down, the bartender said OK, grabbed a lemon,
and squeezed away. Then he handed the wrinkled remains of the rind to the little man.
But the crowd's laughter turned to total silence as the man clenched his
fist around the lemon and six drops fell into the glass.
As the crowd cheered, the bartender payed the $1000, and asked the little man, "what do you do for a living? Are you a timber-cutter, a weightlifter, or what?"
The little man replied, "I work for the Taxation Department ."
around that 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 (weightlifters, jack-hammer operators etc.) but nobody could do it.
One day this scrawny little bloke came in, wearing thick glasses, and said in a tiny, squeaky voice, "I'd like to try the bet."
After the laughter had died down, the bartender said OK, grabbed a lemon,
and squeezed away. Then he handed the wrinkled remains of the rind to the little man.
But the crowd's laughter turned to total silence as the man clenched his
fist around the lemon and six drops fell into the glass.
As the crowd cheered, the bartender payed the $1000, and asked the little man, "what do you do for a living? Are you a timber-cutter, a weightlifter, or what?"
The little man replied, "I work for the Taxation Department ."
