Squeeze that lemon to the last drop

Oxford · 04-14-2002, 10:40 AM

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 (weight-lifters, longshoremen, etc.) but nobody
could do it.

One day this scrawny little man came into the bar, 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 bartender 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
bartender paid the $1000, and asked the little man...

"What do you do for a living? Are you a lumberjack, a weight-lifter, what?"

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

Red Ryder · 04-17-2002, 03:06 PM

Not funny!

Oxford · 04-17-2002, 08:54 PM

Red Ryder: I'm not sure how to take your comment. Do you mean the posting is offensive to you? Or do you mean the posting is so true that it isn't funny?

If it's the first way, than I apologize to you for being offensive. I've got sort of a weird sense of humor sometimes.

If it's the second way, I suppose that is what broke me up when I first read it myself.

Oxford

Bryan Williams · 04-17-2002, 09:21 PM

I certainly think it was so funny because its so true.

"oh oh I think he has a dime left," said the IRS man

04-14-2002, 10:40 AM	#1
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,023 Blog Entries: 4	Squeeze that lemon to the last drop 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 (weight-lifters, longshoremen, etc.) but nobody could do it. One day this scrawny little man came into the bar, 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 bartender 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 bartender paid the $1000, and asked the little man... "What do you do for a living? Are you a lumberjack, a weight-lifter, what?" The man replied, "I work for the IRS."

04-17-2002, 08:54 PM	#3
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,023 Blog Entries: 4	Red Ryder: I'm not sure how to take your comment. Do you mean the posting is offensive to you? Or do you mean the posting is so true that it isn't funny? If it's the first way, than I apologize to you for being offensive. I've got sort of a weird sense of humor sometimes. If it's the second way, I suppose that is what broke me up when I first read it myself. Oxford __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

04-17-2002, 03:06 PM	#2
Red Ryder Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Columbiana, Shelby County, Alabama Posts: 9	Not funny!

04-17-2002, 09:21 PM	#4
Bryan Williams Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Arkansas Posts: 96	I certainly think it was so funny because its so true. "oh oh I think he has a dime left," said the IRS man