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, you wanna buy a toothbrush?" I used the Kevin Rudds

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

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, you wanna buy a toothbrush?" I used the Kevin Rudds

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