Little Sally led off: "I sold girl scout cookies and I made R30," 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 R45 and I explained to everyone that magazines would keep them up on current events."
"Very good, Jenny," said the teacher..
So it goes on – R40 here, R25, there, R30 there etc. The teacher praises everyone.
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. "R2,467," he said.
"R2,467!" 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 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 government's strategy of giving you something shitty for free, and then making you pay to get that taste out of your mouth."
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