Trading Places

"Trading Places"*

*An attorney telephoned the governor just after
midnight, insisting that he talk to him regarding
a matter of utmost urgency.

An aide eventually agreed to wake up the governor.

"So, what is it?" grumbled the governor.

"Judge Garber has just died" said the attorney,
"and I want to take his place."

The governor replied: "Well, it's OK with me if it's
OK with the undertaker."

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"Sponsorship"*

*When our company was selling top-of-the-line business
computers, our advertising team proposed sponsorship
of a major golf tournament on television. Surprised
when approval came through quickly, I asked the
head of the ad team how he had persuaded our
usually reluctant chairman of the board.

"It sold itself," the ad-man told me. "When the chairman
first heard the idea, he asked, 'Why on earth would you
want to sponsor a golf tournament? The only ones who
watch them are people like me.'"

"Then he paused and said, 'Oh.'"
Received on Tue Sep 14 10:10:46 2010