At school, a classmate let Little Johnny in on a highly lucrative secret: “Most adults are hiding at least one dark secret. If you want some quick cash, just look them in the eye and say: I know the whole truth.”
Fascinated, Johnny decided to test the theory the moment he got home. As his mother greeted him at the door, he looked her dead in the eye and said, “I know the whole truth.”
His mom went completely pale. She frantically shoved a $20 bill into his hand and whispered, “Just please don’t tell your father!”
Thrilled with his easy profit, Johnny waited by the front door for his dad to get home from work. The second his father walked in, Johnny repeated the magic words: “I know the whole truth.”
His dad gasped, looked around nervously, and immediately handed over a $40 bill. “Keep your mouth shut, son. Not a single word to your mother.”
By the next morning, Johnny felt completely invincible. As he was heading out to the school bus, he spotted the mailman walking up the front porch steps. Grinning from ear to ear, Johnny decided to expand his blackmail empire. He approached the man and confidently announced, “I know the whole truth.”
The mailman froze in his tracks. He dropped his entire bag of letters, tears welling up in his eyes, and opened his arms wide.
“Well, what are you waiting for then? Come give your real daddy a big hug!”
