Joke For The Day
by Michael B. Druxman on 06/29/11
June 30, 2011
I just finished uploading a new review to the Best Bets on DVD site, accessible via the link in the Introduction section of this page. The film is a 1959 release, FERRY TO HONG KONG starring Curt Jurgens and Orson Welles, who is cast in a very unWellesian role.
Now, here's a joke I was sent.
A local bar was so sure that its bartender was the strongest man around that they offered a $1,000 bet for anyone to prove them wrong. 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 from the lemon would win the money.
Many people tried to win the bet over time (weightlifters, longshoremen, etc.), but nobody could do it.
One day, a scrawny man wearing thick glasses and a polyester suit came in and said in a tiny, squeaky voice, "I'd like to try the bet."
After the laughter died down, the bartender said, "Okay," grabbed a lemon, and squeezed away. Then he handed the wrinkled remains of the rind to the little man. 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 $1,000, and asked the little man, "What do you do for a living? Are you a lumberjack, a weightlifter, or what?"
The man replied, "I work for the IRS."
You have a creative day.
Michael
