Best Little Johnnie story yet

Subject: Best Little Johnnie story

> 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. "Here it is... $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. Wanna buy a toothbrush?' I used the
> President Obama 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."