A Man’s World

I don’t mind living in a man’s world as long as I can be a woman i it.
- Marylin Monroe

 

Labor Day Quotes

Labor Day Quotes

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It is labour indeed that puts the difference on everything.
- John Locke

Labor Day differs in every essential from other holidays of the year in any country. All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflict and battles of man’s prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Day is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race or nation.
- Samual Gempers

If all the cars in the United States were placed end to end, it would probably be Labor Day Weekend.
- Doug Larson

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Sayings - Famous Sayings - Truth

“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.”

– George Orwell

Sayings

 

Famous Sayings - Rude

You can’t be truly rude until you understand good manners.
- Rita Mae Brown

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Fourth of July Quotes

Fourth of July Quotes - Famous Quotes Famous Sayings

If there must be trouble let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.
- Thomas Paine (1737-1809)

Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.
- Judge Learned Hand

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Advertising Does Not Work

There once was a man who ran a successful business selling hot dogs by the side of the road. Every day he would set up his stand with a large banner flying over the stand that read “Tasty Hot Dogs”. And every 100 yards or so along the road he’d set up a big sign that read “Tasty Hot Dogs Ahead”. Then he stood by his cart and sang loudly, “Hot dogs! Get your tasty hot dogs here. Hot and juicy, only a dollar apiece.”

The man’s son, however, thought this was too much bother for his father to go through everyday. Meaning well, he told his father, “Don’t you know that advertising does not work?” He continued, “Those brightly colored signs and banner are really worthless. People who want hot dogs will always buy them, no matter what you do. And please stop singing. People chuckle when they hear you. It’s such a corny song.”

The man thought for a long time about what his son had said. Maybe it was true that all his efforts to let people know about his wonderful hot dogs were in vain. After all, his son was young and smart, a college graduate, so the man believed his son’s opinion must be right. The next day the man took down his signs. He took down his banner and he sat there quietly by the side of the road with his hot dog cart.

That day only a few people stopped to buy his hot dogs. He missed talking to customers and meeting so many different people. He even missed singing his song. But he had to face the truth. Advertising doesn’t work. The man thought to himself, “It’s probably because of the weather. It was very hot today and also very cold. No matter. Tomorrow will be better.”

But the next day was no better. Neither was the next. Every day fewer people stopped to buy. Pretty soon the man had to sell his cart to pay his bills. He was very sad that people suddenly stopped wanting to eat hot dogs. My son was right, he thought to himself. Advertising Does Not Work.

Another version of this which does not harp on the advertising angle quite as much is simply titled “The Man Who Sold Hot Dogs” and is distributed around quite widely. If you know the original source of either of these parables, please let us know. This has some similar characteristics but is almost exactly the opposite of the story of the man who was a cleaner and did not have e-mail so he could not get a job cleaning the floors at Microsoft. He ended up owning a large grocery chain because he had no e-mail address. His response - If I had an e-mail address, I would still be sweeping floors.