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: weightlifters, wharfies, All Blacks
and Warriors players, etc., 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 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 weight-lifter, an
axeman, or what?"
The little fellow quietly replied: "I work for the Inland Revenue
Department.
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: weightlifters, wharfies, All Blacks
and Warriors players, etc., 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 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 weight-lifter, an
axeman, or what?"
The little fellow quietly replied: "I work for the Inland Revenue
Department.