Hi Pen,
I think we must give John the gold star for rebus of the week. That is unless you or I can top it in the next three days.
You probably remember that before he came up to Brisbane, Blue lived his whole life in the country in the Southern Highlands of NSW.
When he arrived in Brisbane, the first thing he does is looks for a job. He goes to the biggest department store and applies for a job. The HR rep asks him if he has any experience in sales.
So, Blue says '
yea I was considered one of the best salesmen in the district'.
The rep isn't impressed. '
This is one of Brisbane's most prestigious stores, your small-town experience just won't cut it. It's Friday, I'll give you the afternoon as a trial. If you are successful, you can start Monday. but I'll warn you that our standards are high' says the rep.
As the store closes on Friday afternoon, the rep asks Blue, '
How many customers did you serve'
'
Just one' replies Blue.
The rep scoffs '
Just one? And how much was that sale for?'
So Blue passes his receipt over and says '
the sale was for $245,890.40'
The rep is looking at the receipt shocked. '
But how? That's the biggest single sale we've ever had. How did you do that?'
So Blue explains,'
Well first I sold him some fish hooks, then I said you'll probably need some sinkers to go with that. Then I told him he'll need some lures. By then we had a lot of stuff so I told him he'll need a tackle box. All this new tackle would be wasted on some old rods, so I took him to buy some new fishing rods while we were at it. I then asked him where he fished, and he said the local creek. I told him if he wanted to catch some serious fish he needs to get out on the ocean. So, we headed over to the boat department. We settled on a 15-footer, all the accessories, with a trailer to boot. I then asked him what kind of car he had and he said he had a Honda civic. I told him that the Honda would struggle to tow the boat, so we went over to the auto division and picked out a brand-new Toyota 4-wheel drive, with all the optional extras, to tow the boat. And that's how I got my sale. '
The rep is in shock. After a few moments of contemplation, he asks Blue '
so your telling me a guy came in here looking for fish hooks and you managed to convince him to buy a boat and car?'
And Blue replies '
Actually no. The bloke came in saying he needs to buy some Tampons for his girlfriend. So, I told him, well mate, since your weekend is buggered, you might as well go fishing.'
You might find this Aussie expression a little disgusting when you learn its meaning.
8(#4 #3’s) 12(#4 #3 #5)
Word 1. ‘s not pictured. There is a homophone. Conceptually one line
Finally, a non-political Facebook post.
