A SCRAWNY LITTLE MAN WALKS INTO A BAR

A SCRAWNY LITTLE MAN WALKS INTO A BAR,

wearing thick glasses and a polyester suit. The

bartender is the strongest man around and there

is a long-standing $1000 bet among the patrons.

The bartender will squeeze a lemon until all the

juice runs into a glass, and hand the lemon to a

patron. Anyone who can squeeze one more drop

of juice out wins the money. Many people have

tried over time but nobody can do it.

‘I’d like to try the bet,’ the little man says in a

tiny, squeaky voice. After the laughter has died

down, the bartender grabs a lemon and squeezes

away. He hands the wrinkled remains of the

rind to the little man. But the crowd’s laughter

turns to total silence as the man clenches his

fi  st around the lemon and six drops fall into the

glass. As the crowd cheers, the bartender pays

the $1000 and asks the little man what he does

for a living. Is he a lumberjack,

or a weightlifter, or what?

‘I work for the tax offi  ce