"Too loose, it sags all over," the hapless soul replies.
"No problem, just grab the bottom of the left side and pull down a bit, and tuck your right thumb under the right-side lapel and pull up; and stick this free pipe in your mouth like a college professor might do."
The poor soul follows these instructions and again faces the mirror. This time the jacket fits beautifully.
The salesman takes his money, shows him to a room to change his trousers and ushers him out the door, saying, "Be sure and hold it as I showed you, you want to look your best."
A block down the street the guy passes a couple of old biddies who separate to let him pass. As soon as he is down the street out of earshot the one O.B. says to the other one:
"Did you see that poor cripple?"
"Yes," she responded, "But wasn't he dressed nice?"