A Jamaican from Kingston moves to California and goes to one of those big "everything under one roof" stores looking for a job. The manager asked, "Do you have any sales experience?"

The Jamaican said, "Well sah, me used to sell likkle akee an salfish pan de streets a Kingstan."

The boss liked the Jamaican kid so he gave him the job. "You start tomorrow. I'll come down after we close and see how you did."

His first day on the job was rough but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the boss came down to see how things went.

"How many sales did you make today?"

The Jamaican man replied without hesitating, "One, boss man."

The boss said, "Just one? That can't work! Our sales people average 20 or 30 sales a day! ...How much was the sale for?"

The Jamaican said, "$101,237.64."

The boss said, "$101,237.64?! What the hell did you sell?!"

The Jamaican said, "Well, fus me sell 'im a likkle fish hook.
Then me sell 'im him a medium size fish hook. Then me sell 'im a bigga fish hook.
Then me sell 'im one a di bran' new Hartsford fishin' rod.
Then mi aks him weh 'im gwen go fish an 'im seh, "down de coast, so me realize dat 'im gwen need a boat.
Soh me took 'im down a di boating department an me sell 'im one a de twin-engine Chris Craft. Then 'im seh 'im noh tink 'im likkle Honda Civic would strang enuf fe pull it.
Soh me took 'im down a de automotive department an sell 'im one a de 4x4 Chevy Blazer."

Amazed, the boss said, "A guy came in here to buy
a fish hook and you sold him a boat and a truck?"

"No Bossman", replied the Jamaican, "'im come een ya fu buy a box of tampons for 'im wife an mi tell 'im,
'Well, since yu weekend mash-up, yu might as well go fishin'!!!"