Thought 63
Subject: Little Johnny The kids filed into class Monday morning. They were
all very excited.. Their weekend assignment was to sell something, then
give a talk on salesmanship. Little Sally led off. "I sold Girl Scout cookies and I
made $30" she said proudly, My sales approach was to appeal to the
customer's civil spirit and I credit that approach for my obvious
success." "Very good", said the teacher. Little Debbie was next. "I sold magazines" she said,
"I made $45 and I explained to everyone that magazines would keep them
up on current events." "Very good, Debbie", said the teacher. Eventually, it was Little Johnny's turn. The teacher
held her breath. Little Johnny walked to the front of the classroom and
dumped a box full of cash on the teacher's desk. "$2,467", he said. "$2,467!" cried the teacher, "What in the world were
you selling?" Toothbrushes", said Little Johnny. "Toothbrushes",
echoed the teacher, "How could you possibly sell enough tooth brushes to
make that much money?" "I found the busiest corner in town", said Little
Johnny, "I set up a Dip & Chip stand and I gave everybody who walked by
a free sample." They all said the same thing, "Hey, this tastes like
dog poop!" Then I would say, "It is dog poop. Wanna buy a
toothbrush? I used the President Obama method of giving you some
crap, dressing it up so it looks good, telling you it's free and then
making you pay to get the bad taste out of your mouth." Little Johnny got five stars for his assignment. |
Thought 63
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