SMAN Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 A sharp country lad applied for a salesman's job at a city department store. In fact it was the biggest store in the entire state, you could get anything there. The boss asked him, "Have you ever been a salesman before?” "Yes, I was a salesman in the country," said the lad. The boss liked the cut of him and said, "You can start tomorrow and I'll come and see you when we close up". The day was long and arduous for the young man, but finally 5 o'clock came around. The boss duly fronted up and asked, "How many sales did you make today?” "One," said the young salesman. "Only one!" blurted the boss. "Most of my staff makes 20 or 30 sales a day. How much was the sale worth?” "Three hundred thousand, three hundred and thirty four dollars," said the young man. "How did you manage that?" asked the flabbergasted boss. "Well," said the salesman, "this man came in and I sold him a small fish hook, then a medium hook and finally a really large hook. Then I sold him a small fishing line, a medium one and a huge big one. I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down the coast. I said he would probably need a boat, so I took him down to the boat department and sold him that twenty-foot schooner with the twin engines. Then he said his Volkswagen probably wouldn't be able to pull it, so I took him to the car department and sold him the new Deluxe Land Cruiser." The boss took two steps back and asked in astonishment, "You sold all that to a guy who came in for a fish hook?" "No," answered the salesman. “He came in to buy a box of Tampons for his wife and I said to him, ‘Sounds like the weekend's a loss, you might as well go fishing.’" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Naomi Posted January 3, 2005 Administrators Share Posted January 3, 2005 Good one! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Quote If your dreams are not big enough to scare you, they are not big enough for God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Gail Posted January 5, 2005 Administrators Share Posted January 5, 2005 You know, I don't know of even ONE man who will buy those things Potential fishermen, every one of them Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMAN Posted January 5, 2005 Author Share Posted January 5, 2005 Maybe the cotton thingy could be used in place of a bobber for the hook? Hmmm...maybe that's why I was always a rotten fisherman ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil D Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Quote: Maybe the cotton thingy could be used in place of a bobber for the hook? Sman, you, being the comsumate RN, should be a really good fisherman....You know those "cotton thingys" soak up a lot of water and if placed in the lake will soak up all the water and leave nothing behind but fish.... Quote Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Super absorbancy is a myth. Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shane Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr /> You know, I don't know of even ONE man who will buy those things <hr /></blockquote><font class="post"> Well you know one now. I even call my wife from the store to make sure I got the exact kind she wants. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cricket Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 My husband does the same for me! Bless his heart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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