Flyinfool Posted May 13, 2011 #1 Posted May 13, 2011 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 crap!" Then I would say,"It is dog crap. Wanna buy a toothbrush?" "I used the governmental approach of giving you something crappy that they say is good, and then making you pay to get the crappy taste out of your mouth." The teacher was speechless. . . . . . . .
Ky. Rider Posted May 13, 2011 #2 Posted May 13, 2011 Little Johnny must be like 65 now and still in the 3rd grade. He was pulling the same pranks when I was a kid !
Carbon_One Posted May 13, 2011 #3 Posted May 13, 2011 Little Johnny must be like 65 now and still in the 3rd grade. He was pulling the same pranks when I was a kid ! And nothing has changed since has it? Larry
Flyinfool Posted May 13, 2011 Author #4 Posted May 13, 2011 I remember being in the 3rd grad with little Johny....... Oh wait, I'm aging myself........
Marcarl Posted May 13, 2011 #5 Posted May 13, 2011 We had history lessons about little Johnnie when I went to school,,,,, how old are you guys?
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