True Story
Walking in the front door with my sisters in tow, the phone on the sideboard in the dining room started ringing incessantly. Upon answering the phone, a very determent voice accosted my ear with, ‘You are the lucky winner in our draw to receive a Life Coat makeover for your house—‘
‘This is not my
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Categories:
salesman, death, grief, parents, satire,
Form: Other
Vehicular Guidance System
A sleazy greedy cheating single-minded
lying used car salesman with ambition
had higher aspiration hopes
of a top managerial position
altho' customer trust was a must
as the fast-talking low-life archetype
his focus was on moving their money
into his pocket with one fell swipe
so to move as much merchandise
as a man can possibly do
while on rota to meet his quota
he'd advertise
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Categories:
salesman, car, fun, humorous, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Scam Likely a Phone Salesman
Scam Likely called me eleven times yesterday
Fifty-two times this week
I do not pick up
I used to though
When I was younger sales calls were a personal challenge to me.
I wanted to see if I could make them hang up first.
Salesman: Do you own your own home?
Me: No, but I would love to. Can you send me
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Categories:
salesman, people,
Form: Narrative
sloppy flimflam man
sloppy flimflam man
selling inferior wares
hes run out of town
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Categories:
salesman, life,
Form: Senryu
Johnny Rocko the Chicago Salesman
Johnny Rocko was born to be a salesman.
His words are breezy.
He has a devil-may-care attitude.
His ways are playful and jaunty.
He is the pied piper of Chicago.
Other young men rush to buy his wares.
They love his schemes, his ideals and his ideas.
He wines and dines them, and they have a great time.
Some of them have been
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Categories:
salesman, work,
Form: Free verse
Presentation Is Everything
Some say presentation is everything and more
That’s certainly important if selling is your game
I learned that while managing a piano store.
Sponsoring concerts with musicians of fame,
Selling the idea that a buyer can learn how to play
That’s certainly important if selling is your game.
We demonstrated easy piano tunes every day
Teaching buyers simple tunes anyone can learn
Selling
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Categories:
salesman, music, perspective, teacher,
Form: Terzanelle
The Salesman
~A knock on my door came late in the day,
in wonder I pondered, who could be there.
I peered through the peep to keep them at bay,
eyeing this merchant, returning my stare.
I asked through the crack, just what have you sir,
he stated, my friend, just wait till you see,
it slices, it dices, mixes
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Categories:
salesman, humorous,
Form: Sonnet
The Used Car Salesman
I met a curious fella
Who had a furry glabella
He was hard to trust
But trust him I must
He was a vehicle seller!
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Categories:
salesman, humor,
Form: Limerick
Alvin the Car Salesman
Al pushed to sale the most cars on the lot
He came up short, he gave it his best shot
Went to a online sales school
Paid much, he felt like a fool
The class was useless and it was
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Categories:
salesman, humor,
Form: Limerick
Thank You Mr Car Salesman
Thank you for selling me a lemon of a car
It did not work very often or go very far
But thanks to you I was stranded on side of the a road
And the guy who stopped to help me has a heart of gold
So If you had not sold me this lemon of a car
I would
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Categories:
salesman, car,
Form: Rhyme
A Prairie Schooner Please
I would like to purchase a prairie schooner if you please.
The car salesman was brand spanking new.
He had to ask several other salesmen what a prairie schooner was.
None of them knew, so he “Googled” it.
Is this what you mean? He asked, showing her a photo of a prairie schooner.
Yes she said. “And I want it
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Categories:
salesman, car,
Form: Light Verse
The Wife of An American Insurance Salesman
The Wife of an American Insurance Salesman
David J Walker
Somehow I imagined you
Living in a small town in Maryland
Where the only person I know
Wouldn’t know you
Somehow I imagined it as
Your parallel life
The wife of an American
Insurance Salesman
Somehow I Imagined that In some ways
You loved him but moreover you loved
the Children you made
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Categories:
salesman, lost love,
Form: Rhyme
When a Salesman Comes a Calling
Smead Say, the sinister ugly buggy cook covertly took action
Driving the wandering geek man into her neon computer screen
He smashed his head a bit on the edge, which gave her satisfaction.
She was a gargoyle woman, tough as concrete and pretty darn mean.
The humanoid began laughing his guts out of his head.
His eyes popped and rolled
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Categories:
salesman, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Salesman On the Phone Game
Salesman on the phone
A game I play well.
Love it too
When my children were toddlers
I merely
handed them the phone
When they got older
I started trying to sell the salesman
aluminum siding, Tupperware, Avon,
I called this new game
Beat the clock
The win was easy….did I beat my last time?
How long would it take
for the salesman to get
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Categories:
salesman, life,
Form: Prose Poetry
Welcome To Kansas Sofa Mart
“Welcome to Kansas Sofa Mart. How are you today? Looking for anything in particular?”
They look like an odd couple. He is old and ugly; she is young and cute. Too cute.
Husband glares. Wife runs toward salesman, jumps on my lap, strokes my beard.
“You remind me of my daddy,” wife says. Husband looks damned mad.
I jump
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Categories:
salesman, hilarious,
Form: Prose Poetry
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