From: "B or V Strickland" 
 
 There was a little boy named Johnny who used to hang out at the local
 corner market. The owner didn't know what Johnny's problem was, but the
 boys would constantly tease him.

 They would always comment that he was two bricks shy of a load, or two
 pickles short of a barrel. To prove it, sometimes they would offer
Johnny
 his choice between a nickel (5 cents) and a dime (10 cents) and John
would
 always take the nickel -- they said, because it was bigger.

 One day after John grabbed the nickel, the store owner took him aside
and
 said "Johnny, those boys are making fun of you. They think you don't
know
 the dime is worth more than the nickel.  Are you grabbing the nickel
 because it's bigger, or what?"

 Slowly, Johnny turned toward the store owner and a big grin appeared on
his
 face and Johnny said, "Well, if I took the dime, they'd stop doing it,
and
 so far, I have made $20!"

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