The Man Who Sold Hot Dogs ...

There was a man who lived by the side of the road and sold hotdogs.
He was hard of hearing so he had no radio.
He had trouble with his eyes so he had no newspapers.
But he sold good hot dogs.
He put up signs on the highway telling how good they were.
He stood by the side of the road and cried: "Buy a hotdog, Mister?"
And people bought.
He increased his meat and bun order.
He bought a bigger stove to take care of his trade.
He finally got his son home from college to help him out.
But then something happened.
His son said: "Father haven't you been listening to the radio? Haven't you been reading the newspapers? There's a big recession. The Middle East situation is terrible. The budget deficit situation is worse."
Where upon the father thought, "Well, my son's been to college, he reads the papers and he listens to the radio, and he ought to know."
So the father cut down on his meat and bun orders, took down his advertising signs, and no longer bothered to stand out on the highway to sell his dogs.
And his hotdog sales fell almost over night.
"You're right, son," the father said to the boy.
We certainly are in the middle of a great recession.

Think It Over!