Since this is a light hearted theme, it's a good place for my favorite lawnmower joke. And the best part is you can't stop me if you've already heard it!
A young man was working at a small town hardware store for his summer job. The store was the kind that sold a little of everything you could want. [I miss those types of stores.]
The store owner was telling him how he could increase sales and still help out the customer by suggesting an add on purchase. As a customer walked up with a bag of grass seed, the owner said, "Here watch me and you'll understand what I mean."
The customer plops down the bag of seed on the counter and the owner says, "Say, looks like you're going to have a nice new lawn. Do you need a new lawnmower?"
The customer says, "You know, I probably do. My old one is about 15 years old and may not last much longer."
So the owner and the customer go pick out a new mower and the customer leaves.
The owner says to the young man, "You see what I mean? It helps us and it helps the customer." "Yeah, I think I get it. Let me try it out with the next customer.", said the boy.
Soon another customer walks up to the counter and puts down a bottle of Midol. The young man says to the customer, "Say, do you need a new lawnmower to go with that?"
Both the customer and the store owner look at him with a very puzzled look. The customer says, "Now why the heck would I need a lawnmower with this?"
The boy replies, "Well your weekend is shot, might as well mow the lawn."
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