Banta walks into an insurance office and asks for a job. "We don`t need any one," they replied. "You can`t afford not to hire me. I can sell anyone anytime any thing." "We have two prospects that no one has been able to sell. If you can sell just one, you have a job." He was gone for about two hours and returned and handed them two checks, one for a $80,000 policy and another for a $50,000 policy. "How in the world did you do that," they asked. "I told you I`m the world`s best salesman, I can sell anyone anywhere anytime." "Did you get a urine sample?" they asked Banta. "What`s that?" Banta asked. "Well, if you sell a policy over $40,000 the company requires a urine sample. Take these two bottles and go back and get urine samples." Banta was gone for about eight hours and then he walks in with two five gallon buckets, one in each hand. He sets the buckets down and reaches in his shirt pocket and produces two bottles of urine and sets them on the desk and says, "Here`s Mr. Brown`s and this one is Mr. Smith`s." "That`s good," they said, "but what`s in those two buckets?" "Well, I passed by the school house and they were having a state teachers convention and I sold them a group policy!" |
Santa and Banta went into a diner and ordered two drinks. Then they produced sandwiches from their briefcases and started to eat. The waiter became quite concerned and marched over and told them, "You can`t eat your own sandwiches here!" They looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders and then exchanged sandwiches. |
Santa and Banta were in a restaurant and ordered fish. The waiter brought a dish with two fish, one larger than the other. Santa said to Banta, "Please help yourself." Banta said "Okay", and helped himself to the larger fish. After a tense silence, Santa said, "really, now, if you had offered me the first choice, I would have taken the smaller fish!" Banta replied, "What are you complaining for; you have it, don t you?" |
Banta went to a big city to see the sights, asked the hotel`s clerk about the time of meals. "Breakfast is served from 7 to 11, dinner from 12 to 3, and supper from 6 to 8," explained the clerk. "Look here," inquired Banta in surprise, "When am I going to get time to see the city?" |