“I told them all you had to do was gather up everyone who made $9600 or less and shoot them.”
Who came first with the use of the outlandish example - you or Dr. Walter Williams? I always enjoyed his stories when he subbed for Rush back in the day. I would have relished having an entire semester of class with him.
I think most teachers realize this. I doubt that I was first, although I started teaching Econ over 50 years ago.