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>The kids filed back into the class Monday morning. They were very excited.
>Their weekend assignment was to sell something, then give a talk on
>productive salesmanship.
>
>Little Sally lead 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".
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>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. "$2,467.00," he said.
>
>"$2,467.00!!" cried the teacher, "What in the world were you selling?"
>
>"Toothbrushes," said Little Johnny.
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>"Toothbrushes," echoed the teacher, "How could you possibly sell enough
>toothbrushes to make that much money?"
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>"I found the busiest corner in town," said Little Johnny, "I set up a Chip
>& Dip stand. I gave everyone who walked by a sample."
>
>They all said the same thing, "Hey, this taste like ****!"
>
>Then I would say, "It is ****. Wanna buy a toothbrush?"