Two glasses of lemonade stand on a small wooden crate with lemons, checked cloth and a tiny green bottle.

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Emo Philips

At my lemonade stand I used to give the first glass away free and charge five dollars for the second glass. The refill contained the antidote.

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The free first glass looks generous until the final sentence reveals that the paid refill contained an antidote. That reversal suggests the initial offer created the need for the second purchase. The joke turns a familiar lemonade stand into an absurdly sinister business arrangement.

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