Lemon Juice

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 bartendersaid OK, grabbed a lemon, and squeezed away. Then he handed the wrinkled remains of the rind to the little man.

The crowd's laughter turned to total silenceas the man clenched his fist around the lemon andsix drops fell into the glass.

As the crowd cheered, the bartender payed the$1000, and asked the little man, "what do you dofor a living? Are you a lumberjack, a weightlifter, or what?"

The man replied, "I work for the IRS."