The

kids filed into class Monday morning. They were all very excited.

Their

weekend assignment was to sell something, then give a talk on 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

Debbie 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, Debbie", 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 and I gave everybody who walked by a free

sample."
They

all said the same thing, "Hey, this tastes like dog poop!" Then I

would say, "It is dog poop. Wanna buy a toothbrush? I used the

President Obama method of giving you some crap, dressing it up so it looks

good, telling you it's free and then making you pay to get the bad taste

out of your mouth."
Little

Johnny got five stars for his assignment. Bless his heart.