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,
longshoremen, etc.) but nobody could do it.
One day this scrawny little
man came in, wearing thick glasses and a polyester suit, 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 paid the $1000, and asked the little
man, "What do you do for a living?"
The man replied, "I work for the
IRS."
