strong bartender

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The local pub was so confident that its bartenderbarman was the strongest man around that they offered a standing €1000 betun pari permanent de €1000. The bartenderbarman would squeeze a lemonpresser un citron until all the juice ran into a glass and then hand the lemon to a patronclient ↔habitué. Anyone who could squeeze out one more drop of juice would win the money.

Many had tried over time—weight-liftershaltérophiles, longshoremendockers, and others—but none succeeded. One day, a scrawnymaigrichon little man in a polyester suitcostard and thick glasses entered the pub. In a squeaky voicevoix aiguë, he said, “I’d like to try the betle pari.”

After the laughterrires had died downse calmé, the bartenderbarman said, “Alright,” grabbed a lemonprit un citron, and squeezed until no more juice remained. He handed the wrinkledridé rindécorce to the little man.

The crowd’s laughterrires turned to silence as the man clenched his fistserra le poing around the lemon, and six drops of juice fell into the glass. The crowd cheered, and the bartenderbarman paid the €1000. Curious, he asked, “What do you do for a living? Are you a lumberjackbûcheron, a weight-lifterhaltérophile, or what?”

The man replied, “I’m an HMRC inspectorun agent du fisc.”

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Vocabulary

bartender: person who serves drinks in a pub

scrawny: very thin or skinny

squeeze a lemon: press a lemon to extract juice

patron: customer of a pub or business

The bartenderserveur poured a pint quickly.

The scrawnymaigrichon lad surprised everyone.

He tried to squeeze a lemonpresser un citron.

Every patronclient watched in awe.

Grammar

This anecdote uses past simple tense and direct speech.

Past simple: The bartender squeezed the lemon.

Direct speech: He said, “I’d like to try the bet.”

Synonyms & Alternatives

Scrawny: skinny, lanky, bony

Bartender: barman, server, publican

Laughter: chuckling, giggling, mirth

Mini Dialogue

Emma: Have you finished auditing the accounts for that patronclient?

James: Yes, it was tough, like trying to squeeze a lemonpresser un citron!

Emma: Well, our IRS agentagent du fisc will be pleased.

James: Let’s celebrate—no laughterrires at my expense!

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