A man dressed in a suit comes up to the front porch of house
juggling a clipboard, some papers, and a briefcase. He knocks on
the door and it's answered by a middle-aged man, "Mornin'
stranger, what can I do for ya?". "Well, sir, I represent
Schneller, Barnum, and Holtz. We're paid by private companies to
canvas thousands of consumers like yourself for feedback on their
products. Today we're soliciting comments on Vaseline petroleum
jelly. Would you have time to answer just a couple of questions?"
"I don't see how a couple of questions could hurt, fire away
young man," says the homeowner.
Looking down at his clipboard, the survey-taker asks,
"Okay...first, you do use Vaseline, correct?".
"Yes sir, for as long as I can remember."
"Great, now what exactly do you use it for?" replies the
survey-taker with his pen poised over his clipboard, ready to
record the answer.
"Let's see.....we use it for dry skin, chapped lips, and sex."
The well-dressed man stops writing abruptly. He looks around,
leans forward and in a low voice says"We pride ourselves in being
very thorough sir. I know how you'd use Vaseline for dry skin
and chapped lips. But would you mind telling me how you use it
for sex?"
"No problem," the homeowner says in a whisper, "we put it on our
bedroom doorknob. It keeps the kids out." |
