Lemon Drops

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'm an IRS Agent."