At a bar in New York City, the bartender was so sure
that he was the strongest man around, that he offered a
standing $1000 bet.
The bartender would squeeze a lemon until all the juice
ran into a glass, and then hand the lemon to the patron.
Anyone who could squeeze two more drops of juice out of
it, would win the money. Over the years, many people had
tried.....weightlifters, longshoremen, etc., but nobody had
ever been able to do it.
One day, a scrawny little fellow came into the bar,
wearing thick glasses and a polyester suit.
He sat down, ordered a glass of beer, and started
looking around the bar. After reading the sign on the
wall about the lemon challenge, he said in a small voice:
"I was just reading your sign, and I'd like to try the bet."
After the laughter had died down, the bartender said:"Ok."
He grabbed a lemon and squeezed all the juice he could
out of it. Then he handed the wrinkled remains of the rind
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 guy his
$1000, and then asked: "Do you mind if I ask what do
you do for a living? ...Are you a lumber jack, a
weight-lifter, or what?"
The little fellow quietly replied: "I work for
Internal Revenue Service!!!"
Thanks Kerry
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