I thought this was pretty good…

There was a man who lived by the side of the road, and he sold hot dogs.  He was hard of hearing, so he had not radio.  He had trouble with his eyes, so he read no newspapers.  But he sold good hot dogs.  He put signs up on the highway telling how good they were.  He stood by the sid of the road and cried, “Buy a hot dog, mister?” and people bought.  He increased his meat and bun order.  He bought a bigger stove to take care of his trade.  His business was good and growing daily.  Finally it became so big that he called his son home from college to help him.  But then something happened!  His son said, “Father, haven’t you been listening to the radio?  Haven’t you been reading the newspapers?  There’s a big depression on!  The European situation is terrible.  The domestic situation is worse.  Everything’s going to pot.”  Whereupon the father thought, “Well, my son’s been to college.  he reads the newspapers and listens to the radio, and he ought to know.”  So the father cut down on this meat and bun orders, took down his advertising signs, and no longer bothered to stand on the highway to sell his hot dogs.  And his hot dog sales fell almost overnight.  “Your right son,” the father said to the boy.  We’re right in the middle of a great recession.