[SOC] Little Johnny

[KD7JYK DM09]

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 Mary 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, Mary" 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 
toothbrushes 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 crap!' Then I would say 'It is dog 
crap. Wanna buy a toothbrush?'   I used the Obama approach of giving you 
something shitty for free, and then making you pay to get the taste out of 
your mouth."