Lemon Squeeze
The local bar was so sure that its bartender was the strongest man
around that they had 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 timebut nobody
could do it. One day, a scrawny little man came in, wearing thick
glasses and a polyester suit.
"I'd like to try the bet," he said in a tiny, squeaky voice. After
the laughter had died down, the bartender grabbed a lemon, and
squeezed away. 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 he did for a living. Was he a lumberjack, or a
weightlifter, or what?
"I work for the IRS."