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Post by begakid on Oct 15, 2014 14:03:23 GMT 10
The Squeezer
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, then 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, into the bar came a scrawny little fellow, wearing thick glasses and a polyester suit.
He 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 remains of the wrinkled lemon to the little fellow.
But the crowd's laughter turned into 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, then 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 Australian Taxation Office. "
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