Nickel Johnny

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 saved $20!"