{"id":9397,"date":"2011-11-07T18:05:17","date_gmt":"2011-11-07T23:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/watchwomanonthewall\/?p=9397"},"modified":"2011-11-07T18:20:58","modified_gmt":"2011-11-07T23:20:58","slug":"hum%e2%98%bar-squeezing-a-lemon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/watchwomanonthewall\/2011\/11\/hum%e2%98%bar-squeezing-a-lemon.html","title":{"rendered":"HUM\u263aR &#8211; Bar Bet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wow, you are going to love this one.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"float: left\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn5.fotosearch.com\/bthumb\/PSK\/PSK116\/1574R-016320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" \/>The local bar was so sure that its bartender was the strongest man around that they offered a standing $1000\u00a0bet.<\/p>\n<p>The bartender would squeeze a lemon until all the juice ran into a glass, and hand the lemon to a patron.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who could squeeze one more drop of juice out would win the money.<\/p>\n<p>Many people had tried over time (weight-lifters, long-shoremen, etc.) but nobody could do it.<\/p>\n<p>One day this scrawny little man came into the bar, wearing thick glasses and a polyester suit, and said in a tiny\u00a0squeaky voice<br \/>\n&#8220;I&#8217;d like to try the bet&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After the laughter had died down, the bartender said OK, grabbed a lemon, and squeezed away. Then he handed the\u00a0wrinkled remains of the rind to the little man.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"float: left\" src=\"https:\/\/us.cdn4.123rf.com\/168nwm\/vlue\/vlue1008\/vlue100800202\/7618514-a-generic-white-cauasian-young-adult-male-smiling-down-at-the-camera-with-a-pleasant-look-on-his-fac.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"168\" \/>But the crowd&#8217;s laughter turned to total silence as the man clenched his fist around the lemon and six drops fell\u00a0into the glass!!<\/p>\n<p>As the crowd cheered, the bartender paid the $1000, and asked the little man &#8220;What do you do for a living?<br \/>\nAre\u00a0you a lumberjack, a weight-lifter, or what?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>*The scrawny little man replied &#8220;I work for the IRS.&#8221;*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"vertical-align: text-bottom\" src=\"https:\/\/th280.photobucket.com\/albums\/kk191\/Publius13\/th_IRS-is-MARXIST-300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wow, you are going to love this one. 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