Then came a phone call from a Kosygin’s (then the Prime Minister of the Soviet Union) aid: “How come 75? It is completely beyond me.” Well, a little bit of foot-dragging again. “Oh,” I explain, “It’s ve simple, tovarishch. We will have 15 sectors, each sector has 5 people. Just mult 15 by 5. You see? It is 75, isn’t it?” “Oh, sure,” he replied, “I got it.” After that call, it took only two days for Kosygin to sign the project.
So, when dealing with clerks, remember that they just need some logical construction. Tell him that 15 times 5 is 75, and all problems are solved.
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