Advertise That Bind

"Advertise That Bind"*

*Two advertising executives were having lunch and
talking. The young exec trainee said to the older,
wiser man, "Where has Ben Harris been hanging out?
I haven't seen him for a while."

The senior exec replied, "Haven't you heard? Ben
Harris went to that great ad agency in the sky."

"Good Lord," replied the junior man, "You're kidding
me, right? What did he have?"

"Oh, nothing much," replied the elder exec. "A small
toothpaste account and a couple of discount stores,
but nothing much worth going after."

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"Worrying"*

*Fresh out of business school, the young man answered
a want ad for an accountant. He was being interviewed
by a very nervous man who ran a three-man business.

"I need someone with an accounting degree," the man
said. "But mainly, I'm looking for someone to do my worrying for me."

"Excuse me?" the young accountant said.

"I worry about a lot of things," the man said. "But I don't
want to have to worry about money. Your job will be
to take all the money worries off my back."

"I see," the young accountant said. "And how much does the job pay?"

"I will start you at eighty-five thousand dollars."

"Eighty-five thousand dollars!" the young accountant
exclaimed. "How can such a small business afford a sum like that?"

"That," the owner said, "is your first worry."
Received on Wed Dec 15 12:16:58 2010