lemon squeezer
Jul 28, 2013 07:21:50 #
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: weightlifters, longshoremen, etc., but
nobody could do it.
One day, this scrawny little fellow came into the bar, wearing thick glasses
and a polyester suit, and said in a small voice, "I'd like to try the bet."
After the laughter had died down, the bartender said, "OK"; grabbed the lemon; and squeezed away. Then he handed the wrinkled remains of the rind to the little fellow.
But the Crowd's laughter turned to total silence.... as the man clenched his little 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?"
The little fellow quietly replied: "I work for Revenue Canada
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: weightlifters, longshoremen, etc., but
nobody could do it.
One day, this scrawny little fellow came into the bar, wearing thick glasses
and a polyester suit, and said in a small voice, "I'd like to try the bet."
After the laughter had died down, the bartender said, "OK"; grabbed the lemon; and squeezed away. Then he handed the wrinkled remains of the rind to the little fellow.
But the Crowd's laughter turned to total silence.... as the man clenched his little 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?"
The little fellow quietly replied: "I work for Revenue Canada
Jul 28, 2013 07:48:06 #
tusketwedge wrote:
The local bar was so sure that its bartender was t... (show quote)
Squeezing more out of something that has given all it has to give is the job of the taxman worldwide, unfortunately.
Jul 28, 2013 07:52:36 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Squeezing more out of something that has given all it has to give is the job of the taxman worldwide, unfortunately.
So true
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Jul 29, 2013 13:23:37 #
RichieC
Loc: Adirondacks
AH Good one, I heard this but a bit different for the States... has to do with Balls and the IRS - same basic concept though. ;0)
Jul 29, 2013 14:27:02 #
RichieC wrote:
AH Good one, I heard this but a bit different for the States... has to do with Balls and the IRS - same basic concept though. ;0)
Guess taxes are taxes,but in the U.S. if you have a small business I find that you can (deduct !!!) a lot more than we can here.Over here in1989 so things might be tightened up a lot since then
Jul 30, 2013 21:22:52 #
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