Two young men with tattoos knocked on my door one night. They told me that they were in a public speaking class having a contest, boys against girls, on who could sell the most magazines. They got points for selling magazines, some worth more points than others, and if they sold to certain types of people they got more points. Whoever had the most points won a spring break trip to Cancun. They asked me about what I like and it was determined that People Magazine was the one for me. So they filled out an order form, getting me 26 issues for $38 plus a $15 handling fee. When I commented that a $15 handing fee was quite high, they told me to blame it on Obama. They asked if they could come in my apartment to use my table to write all of then, and had me put in my name and address. I handed them $53 in cash. Then they asked if they could borrow my phone to call for their ride because they weren't allowed to have cell phones with them, a rule from their boss.
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