
The
local restaurant was so sure that its host was the strongest man
around that they offered a standing $1000 bet.
The
host 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 (weight lifters, longshoremen, etc.),
but nobody could do it.
Then
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 host 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 host paid the $1000, and asked the little man,
"What do you do for a living? Are you a lumberjack, a weightlifter,
or what?"
The
man replied, "I work for the IRS."
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