Be Careful What You Wish For 

Many years ago at an FM radio station in the southwest, the big on-air promotion was the "$1,000 Song of the Day"... you know what I'm talking about here. They play the song during the morning show.... when you hear it again later in the day, be the right caller and the money is yours. The only problem was that this station put their winners on the air live.... there was no tape machine in the studio. Well, the overnight guy kept begging for a $1,000 song, but never seemed to get one during his shift. Finally management relented and he got to give away the cash. The winner was on the air live, all excited, like she was supposed to be, when the jock asked, "What do you plan to do with the money?" The response? "Well, my infant baby just died and now we can buy her a headstone." The deejay was speechless.... after all, how do you respond to that? Another reason why winners are now played back on tape.

Susan.

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