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Darryl: Yeah.

Me: Have you considered marketing this product to Third World nations, like Zimbabwe? Something this cute might take their mind off starvation.

Darryl: I don't know the marketing plan.


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Sport-Fun Inc.

Me: I am calling to register a complaint about your Pogo-Roo Pogo Stick. It could pose a swallowing hazard for young children.

Loretta: The pogo stick?

Me: Right.

Loretta: It's all molded as one metal piece.

Me: Right, but if you use a hacksaw and a blowtorch, you can take it down to very small pieces that could be ingested.

Loretta:

Me: Do you think I might get a few bucks out of your company if I agree not to go public with this?

Loretta: No!

Me: How about the danger of decapitation by a ceiling fan?

Jockey Underwear


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