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Little Dirty Johnny Selling Toothbrushes
On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 17:27:07 -0700 (PDT), The PHANTOM
> wrote: >Little Johnny understands the program and will do well as a >capitalist. > > HOW TO SELL TOOTHBRUSHES > > The kids filed back into class Monday morning. They were very >excited. Their weekend assignment was to sell something, then give a >talk on productive 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 Jenny 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, Jenny," 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 gave everybody who walked by a free sample." > > They all said the same thing, "Hey, this tastes like dog shit!" > > Then I would say,"It is dog shit. Wanna buy a toothbrush?" > > "I used the Obama approach of giving you something shitty for >free, and then making you pay to get the shitty taste out of your >mouth." Remind me to write about "smart pills". |
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