The local church was suffering financial problems and the preacher was at a loss deciding what to do about it. Then he remembered the many boxes of bibles he found stored in the back room of the church.
The next Sunday he asked for volunteers to help operate a bible sales drive to aid the church in its financial recovery. Three hands shot up.
The first was Dave, a professional salesman with a great reputation and lots of charisma. The second was Joe, a retired politician with many friends in the community. The preacher was pleased. The third man to volunteer was Charlie. The preacher was less enthused about his helping because he had a horrible stuttering problem, but in good faith he couldn't turn his assisitance down.
The next Saturday the 3 volunteers met at the church where the preacher gave them all two cases of bibles with instructions to sell them for $10 each.
The following saturday they met again to check in and turn in their sales receipts.
"So Dave, how'd you do?" asked the preacher.
Dave proudly announced "Well, I sold just over 50 bibles. I am into the second case now!" as he turned over $530 to the preacher.
"Wonderful!" the preacher exclaimed! "How about you Joe? Did sales go well?"
"Well, I called in a few political favors and I did pretty well too. I sold 60" Then he turned over $600.
"That is terrific"
Soberly the preacher faced Charlie, expecting the worst.
"Charlie, how did your sales go?"
"We_we_well, I d_d_d_did purty g_g_g_good I g_g_g_guess" as he handed over his envelope of money.
The preacher's jaw dropped when he looked inside the envelope.
"My goodness Charlie! Do you mean to say that you sold all of your bibles? There is $1000 in here!"
The other salesmen are flabbergasted.
Dave exclaims "How in the world did you outsell me? I am a professional salesman!!"
"W_W_W_Well, when I went to e_e_e_e_everyone's d_d_d_d_door, I asked i_i_i_i_if th_th_th_they wanted t_t_t_to b_b_b_uy a b_b_b_ble from m_m_m_m_m_me for t_t_t_t_ten dollars, or sh_sh_sh_should I just r_r_r_r_read it to them in+in_in_in_stead"
