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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 Mary 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 Sally was next, "I sold magazines," she said. "I
made $45 and explained to everyone that magazines would keep them abreast of
current events." "Very good, Sally," 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?"
said the teacher. "How could you possibly sell enough toothbrushes 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 sample.
They all said the same thing. "Hey, this tastes like dog sh!t!" Then I
would say, "It IS dog sh!t. Wanna buy a toothbrush?
Their weekend assignment was to sell something, then give a talk on
Productive salesmanship. Little Mary 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 Sally was next, "I sold magazines," she said. "I
made $45 and explained to everyone that magazines would keep them abreast of
current events." "Very good, Sally," 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?"
said the teacher. "How could you possibly sell enough toothbrushes 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 sample.
They all said the same thing. "Hey, this tastes like dog sh!t!" Then I
would say, "It IS dog sh!t. Wanna buy a toothbrush?
