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, I 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 governmental approach
of giving you something shitty, but
looks good, for free, and then making you pay
to get the shitty taste out of your
mouth."
The teacher was speechless.. |
