The Salesman and the Hound
A salesman is walking up to a house, ready to make his pitch.
As he gets closer, he sees an old hound dog lying on the porch. Every few seconds, the hound lets out a slow painful whimper.
Inside the house through the screen, he sees an old man sitting in a chair reading a book.
The salesman gets up to the door, but is still distracted by the hound, âSir, may I ask whatâs wrong with your dog?â
The old man, still reading his book, says, âOh, heâs lyinâ on a nail.â
Confused, the salesman asks, âWell⌠why doesnât he move?â
The old man shrugs. âGuess it doesnât hurt bad enough yet.â
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An oldie but a goodie.
This can be taken many different ways.
On the personal end, what nails are you lying on that âdonât hurt enoughâ?
On a business end, maybe itâs providing a service where the price point âdoesnât hurt enoughâ.
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