"I don't know. I'm something of a technophobe."
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cavemen, caveman, cave men, cave man, neanderthal, neanderthals, prehistoric man, technophobe, technophobes, luddite, luddites, behind the times, out of date, invention, inventions, modern technology, modern technologies, club, clubs, salesman, salesmen, salespeople, salesperson, sales man, sales men, sales person, sales people, new technology, new technologies"It's great for quesadillas."
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tv, t.v., tvs, television, televisions, flat screen tv, flatscreen television, flatscreen tvs, flatscreen televisions, microwave, kitchen gadgets, kitchen gadget, useless kitchen gadgets, useless gadgets, hard sell, sales technique, sales, salesman, salesmen, salesperson, salespeople, salesmanship, selling point, selling points, special feature, special features"The curvature of the screen tricks the brain into perceiving that you're not overpaying."
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electronic, electronics, television, televisions, watching television, tv, tvs, watching tv, t.v., t.v.s, watching t.v., screen, screens, curvature, curved screen, curved screens, buying electronics, buying a new tv, buying a new t.v., buying a new television, salesman, salesmen, retail, consumerism, expensive, cost, price, pricey, prices, costs, trick, tricks, trickery, overpaying, overpay, technology, rip-off, rip-offs, ripoff, ripoffs, fraud, con, cons, electronics company, electronics companies, feature, features, perception, perceptions, 3d, 3-d, three dimensional, three-dimensional, modern life"Is it too revealing?"
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dress, dresses, sheer, sheer dress, sheer dresses, consumer, consumers, consumerist, consumerism, shop, shops, shopping, fashion, fashion design, fashion designer, fashion designers, impractical, impracticality, practical, practicality, see-through, reveal, reveals, revealing, mirror, mirrors, self-conscious, self-consciousness, salesman, salesperson, salespeople"Yes, he does speak, but only on condition of anonymity."
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animal, animals, talking animal, talking animals, pet, pets, pet owner, pet owners, bird, birds, bird owner, bird owners, parrot, parrots, parrot owner, parrot owners, pet store, pet stores, pet shop, pet shops, salesman, salesmen, clerk, clerks, speak, speaking, talk, talking, anonymous, anonymity, condition of anonymity, unnamed, unnamed source, unnamed sources, anonymous source, anonymous sources, mask, masks, hidden identity, hidden identities, secret identity, secret identities, media, press, journalism, journalist, journalists, reporter, reporters, reporting, source, sources, source of information, sources of information"It's kohlrabi, the next hot vegetable."
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food, vegetable, vegetables, veggies, market, markets, market stall, markets stalls, food market, food markets, food stand, food stands, green grocer, green grocers, salesman, salesmen, clerk, clerks, grocer, grocers, food shopping, food store, food stores, grocery, groceries, grocery shopping, grocery store, grocery stores, customer, customers, new vegetable, new vegetables, trying something new, unknown, kohlrabi, food trend, food trends, trend, trends, fad, fads, popular, shopping, consumerism"It's as though everything nice about you had been just some kind of introductory offer."
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relationship, relationships, marriage, married, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, couple, couples, men, man, woman, women, marriage problems, marriage counsellor, marriage counsellors, couples counsellor, couples counsellors, couples counselling, divorce, divorcing, fight, fights, argue, argument, arguments, arguing, sales, salesman, salesmen, saleswoman, saleswomen, salespeople, salesperson"What will it take to put one of you two into a brand-new Eterna-5000 today?"
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death, planning for death, coffin, coffins, casket, caskets, casket store, casket stores, coffin store, coffin stores, funeral, funerals, funeral planning, end-of-life planning, after death planning, salesman, salesmen, making the sale, sale, sales, selling, shopping, customer service, old age, getting old, getting older, growing old, growing older, middle-age, middle-aged, old people, elderly, elderly people, senior, seniors, senior citizen, senior citizens, ageing, aging, customer, customers, shopper, shoppers, consumerism, black humor, black humour, dark humor, dark humour"No, but I can tell you the meaning of whole or term life insurance."
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life insurance, insurance, insurance broker, brokers, insurance brokers, sales, salesman, salesmen, sleazy, sleaze, fulfilment, pilgrim, pilgrimage, pilgrims, word play, play on words, word, words, enlighten, enlightenment, seeking enlightenment, mountain, mountains, guru, gurus, travelling salesman, market, marketing"Sorry. I was expecting the lady. I can see you're busy. I'll call sometime. We'll do lunch."
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lady or the tiger, logic, logic puzzle, logic puzzles, puzzle, puzzles, game, games, problem, problems, solution, solutions, expectation, expectations, predator, predators, schmooze, schmoozes, schmoozer, schmoozers, schmoozing, wild animal, wild animals, door-to-door, salesman, salesmen, salesperson, salespeople"Insurance, anyone?"
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insurance, insurance salesman, insurance salesmen, intrude, intrudes, intrusion, intrusions, tennis match, tennis matches, salesman, salesperson, telemarketer, telemarketers, telemarketing, rude interruption, rude, rudeness, unwelcome, surprise, surprises, surprising, aggressive, overaggressive"Very good. Now go out there and convince others."
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happy, happiness, smile, smiles, smiling, convince, convinces, convincing, unconvincing, unnerving, sales, salesman, salesmen, salesperson, salespeople, disingenuous, lie, lies, lying, liar, liars, pep, peppy, upbeat, unnatural, creepy, permanent, permanence, weird, weirdness, buy, buys, buying, stiff"Of course, it's hard to tell what a place really looks like without furniture."
A salesman father waves to his son at the maternity ward.
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businessman, businessmen, salesman, salesmen, sales, profession, profession, resemblance, resemblances, father, fathers, dad, dads, son, sons, child, children, offspring, family resemblance, maternity ward, maternity wards, hat, hats, briefcase, briefcases, similarity, similarity, salesperson, salespeople, career, careers"What do you mean, you don't want any!"
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insurance salesmen, insurance salesman, gang, gangs, intimidation, intimidations, intimidating, insurance company, insurance companies, insurance policy, insurance policies, mugging, muggings, mugger, muggers, criminal gang, criminal gangs, sales tactic, sales tactics, salesmen, salesman, sales pitch, sales pitches"I'll be out in the great world, wearing may hats."
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wearing many hats, chameleon, chameleons, hat, hats, wife, wives, husband, husbands, salesmen, salesman, sales pitch, sales pitches, adaptability, wear many hats, jack of all trades, jack-of-all-trades, entrepreneur, multi-discipline, multi-disciplined, multidisciplined, multidiscipline, ambition, ambitions, ambitious, day job, day jobs, workday, workdays"Now this baby can hold up to five hundred magnets."
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fridge magnets, magnets, fridge, fridges, refrigerator, refrigerators, fridge-freezer, ice-box, freezer, salesman, salesperson, selling, sell, hard sell, shop, shopping, buy, buying, souvenir, souvenirs, tacky souvenirs, bad reasons, bad reason, sales pitch, sales pitches, salesmanship, salesmen, selling point, selling points, special feature, special features"Oops!"
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car, cars, used car, used cars, used car salesman, salesman, car salesman, salesmen, salesperson, sales representative, salespeople, sales representatives, hard sell, selling, sales technique, sales techniques, sales, dishonest, dishonesty, old banger, old bangers, inflatable car, inflatable cars, oops, mistake, mistakes"Meet your sales numbers this month, Feldman, and you can have your head back."
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sales, sales numbers, sales goal, sales goals, incentive, incentives, bribe, bribes, bribery, threaten, threatens, threatening, extort, extorts, extortion, extortions, salesman, salesmen, headless, goose sales, goosing sales, pressure, pressures, pressuring, incentive, incentives, incentivizing, corporate climate, corporate culture, management, managers, managing"Something collarless. I'm being guillotined."
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shopping, shop, store, stores, fashion, fashionable, sales, salesclerk, salesman, salesperson, men, men's clothing, clothing, clothes, style, styles, trend, trendy, trending, execute, execution, death, death sentence, sentenced to death, guillotine, guillotined, dark humour, dark humor, black humour, black humor"Every new car comes with your own backyard drilling rights."
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car salesman, car salesmen, salesman, salesmen, car sales, car price, car prices, bonus feature, bonus features, added feature, added features, fuel economy, gas mileage, mileage, fuel efficiency, fuel, fuels, fuelling, drill, drills, drilling, petrol, engine, engines, internal combustion engine, fuel price, fuel prices, offset, offsets, offsetting"My friends, after our many happy years together, it is with feelings of both joy and sorrow that I announce my decision to abdicate my throne and marry a commoner."
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abdication, abdications, abdicating, abdicate, abdicates, commoner, commoners, blueblood, blue blood, blue bloods, royal, royals, royalty, royal family, king, kings, monarch, monarchs, monarchy, boss, bosses, retirement, retirements, royal privilege, love story, love stories, salesmen, salesman, businessmen, businessman, lino, linoleum"You're right. It does send a powerful message."
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power, powerful message, message, messages, powerful, power suit, power suits, power outfit, new clothes, clothes, clothing, fashion, men's fashion, menswear, men's clothing, style, personal style, style, styles, men, man, store, stores, shop, shops, clothing store, clothing stores, department store, department stores, salesman, salesmen, history, vikings, barbarians, europe, european, military, government, violent, violence, greed, vanity, vain, psychology, personal appearance"So what if people do laugh? The world can use a little more laughter, can't it?"
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hat, hats, cap, caps, hat shop, hat shops, hat store, hat stores, hatmaker, hatmakers, hatmaking, millinery, milliner, milliners, laugh, laughing, laughter, salesman, salesmen, strange, unusual, gaudy, flashy, fashion, style, menswear, men's fashion, clothes, clothing, men's clothing, men's clothes, embarrassing, personal style, personal appearances, fashion sense, looks, boutique, boutiques, consumerism, plaid, shopping, advice, world, man, men