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 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." "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,"
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 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
governmental approach of giving you something poopy
for free, and then making you pay to get the poopy
taste out of your
mouth."