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justaprogressive

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Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:38 AM Yesterday

❧Squeeze a Lemon❧

The Blue Crab 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 pin stripe 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, or what?"

"Oh no" said the little man, "I set fee schedules for an HMO."
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❧Squeeze a Lemon❧ (Original Post) justaprogressive Yesterday OP
Updated. The punchline used to be that he worked for the IRS. niyad Yesterday #1

niyad

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1. Updated. The punchline used to be that he worked for the IRS.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:49 AM
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