gone fishing

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Subject: GONE FISHIN'





    A young guy from South Dakota moves to Florida and goes to a big "everything

under one roof" department store looking for a job.

    The Manager says, "Do you have any sales experience?" The kid says,"Yeah. I

was a salesman back in South Dakota."



    Well, the boss liked the kid and gave him the job. "You start tomorrow. I'll

come down after we close and see how you did."



    His first day on the job was rough but he got through it.  After the store

was locked up the boss came down.



    "How many customers bought something from you today?



    The kid says, "One".



    The boss says, "Just one? Our sales people average 20 to 30 customers a day.

How much was the sale for?"



    The kid says, "$101,237.65".



    The boss says, "$101,237.65!!" What the heck did you sell?"



    The kid says, "First I sold him a small fish hook. Then I sold  him a medium

fish hook. Then I sold him a larger fish hook. Then I  sold him a new fishing

rod. Then I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down the coast, so

I told him he was going to need a boat so we went down to the boat department

and I sold him a twin engine Chris Craft. Then he said he didn't  think his

Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and

sold him that 4x4 Expedition.  Ah that was all."



    The boss said, "A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a

BOAT and a TRUCK?"



    The kid said, "No the guy came in here to buy Tampons for his wife and I

said, "Dude, your weekend's shot - you should go fishing."