How to Get What You Want

“Buy her a diamond, get a free hunting rifle.”  It’s what the sign said as it advertised a new sales campaign for a prominent local jeweler.  It sounded crazy at first.  Then I realized the true message on the sign. The real message was “Use someone else as a means to get something for yourself.” People do that all the time. How could that be crazy? That jeweler will probably sell a boat load of diamonds this hunting season.