I'm not a salesman. This much I know about myself. This much my friends could probably tell you about me. For instance, I couldn't do this.
But I realized today how poor I am at convincing other people to do stuff. This afternoon I attempted to get my colleagues to smell an otherwise inconspicuous jar of peanut butter. "Why?" was the obvious question from the mob. And I had no better response than "Just do it," which didn't work.
For the record, the chunky peanut butter in question carried an expiration date of April 2005. And it smelled like...well, I haven't quite figured that out. Imagine wearing a pair of socks 50 times for working out. Then take those sweat-soaked socks and store them behind your fridge. Take them out when they are dusty and moldy. Now smell.
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If you had used the last two sentences as your sales pitch, I would have wanted to smell it. Wait, no.
Tim, you always want to smell it.
Wait. What are we talking about?
I, personally, am always delighted when someone goes, "EWW! SMELL THIS!" It's even better when they command you to taste it...as if sharing the disgusting flavor will bring the two of you close together.
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