Mervin Applewhite knew he wasn't good at anything or so he thought until he applied for a job at the Marschalk Advertising Agency. It wasn't even his idea. His mother, fearful that her son's weight was about to sneak past the three hundred pound mark went on strike. She hung up her frying pan, refused to wash his clothes, and repeatedly interrupted his three hour afternoon nap. When all these strategies failed, she threatened to punch him in the hose...