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Alan W’s last login was Tuesday, September 1, 2009.
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(A reason to smile :D)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,""$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, I gave everybody who walked by a free sample."They all said the same thing, "Hey, this tastes like dog shit!"Then I would say,"It is dog shit. Wanna buy a toothbrush?""I used the Obama governmental approach of giving you something shitty, but looks good, for free, and then making you pay to get the shitty taste out of your mouth."The teacher was speechless. . . . . . . .Little Johnny got 5 stars for his efforts, bless his heart.
hey Alan the giants are not gone from Ireland they are just very well camaflaged! I love the fighting fantasy books too
Hey Alan!Thanks for the add. Yeah i really like Jodi Picoult. She is a very good writer. I like change of Heart and My sisters keeper best.Have you been to the Borders closing down sale in Blandchardstown? All books are being sold for half price!Chrissy
Hiya, really liked Jonathan Strange, its beautifully written and I loved the footnotes, sometimes they were more interesting than the main plot, but a bit of a healthwarning, it takes a while to get into it, but I think when you do its definately worth it...good luck with it
