Have you ever noticed that people love to make jokes about certain professions? Lawyers—there are a million jokes about them. Doctors. Pastors—for some reason, the clergy are popular targets for jokes. Don’t ask me why. I think we’re nice people. And salespeople. I think the reason these professions inspire so many jokes is that a small minority of people in these jobs are lazy or unprofessional or even downright unethical. Any job that offers the potential for gaining a lot of authority or a lot of money will inevitably attract a few bad apples.

That being said, I can’t help but share some of my favorite sales jokes. If you are in sales, you are welcome to tell bad pastor jokes at work tomorrow.

After closing his first deal, a real estate salesman discovered that the plot of ground he h…