Lemon Juicing
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A famous restaurant was so sure that its Head Waiter was the strongest man
around that they offered a standing $1000 bet: The Head Waiter would squeeze a
lemon until all the juice ran into a glass, and hand the lemon to a patron.
Anyone who could squeeze out one more drop of juice would win the money.
Many people had tried over time (weight lifters, longshoremen, etc.) but
nobody could do it.
One day a 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 died down, the Head Waiter 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 Head Waiter paid the $1000, and asked the little man, "What do
you do for a living? Are you a lumberjack, a weight lifter, or what?"
The man replied, "I work for the Internal Revenue Service."