I Had the Most Hated Job in America. The Secret to It Will Never Leave Me.
Briefly

Among us was a nondescript heavyset guy who started to hold forth: Y'all want to know how to disable a burglar alarm with aluminum foil? Soon, almost the entire jail had gathered around him... listening raptly as he dispensed criminal wisdom.
I know a good salesman when I see one. I was, briefly, the No. 1 telemarketer in the United States... Believe me or not, but who'd lie about being good at telemarketing?
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