A Thanxgiving Riddle

Well, Mr. and Mrs. Potato had eyes for each other, and finally
they


got


married, and had a little sweet potato, whom they called 'Yam'.
Of


course,


they wanted the best for Yam. When it was time, they told her
about


the


facts


of life.


They warned her about going out and getting half-baked, so she


wouldn't


get


accidentally mashed, and get a bad name for herself like 'Hot
Potato',


and


end up with a bunch of Tater Tots.


Yam said not to worry, no Spud would get her into the sack and
make a


rotten


potato out of her! But on the other hand she wouldn't stay home
and


become


a


Couch Potato, either. She would get plenty of exercise so as
not to be


skinny


like her Shoestring cousins.


When she went off to Europe, Mr. and Mrs. Potato told Yam to
watch out


for


the Hard Boiled guys from Ireland. And the greasy guys from
France


called


the


French Fries. And when she went out west, to watch out for the
Indians


so


she


wouldn't get scalloped.


Yam said she would stay on the straight and narrow and wouldn't


associate


with those high class Yukon Golds. Mr. and Mrs. Potato sent Yam
to


Idaho


P.U.


(that's Potato University) so that when she graduated she'd
really be


in


the


Chips.


But in spite of all they did for her, one-day Yam came home and


announced


she


was going to marry Tom Brokaw. Tom Brokaw! Mr. and Mrs. Potato
were


very


upset. They told Yam she couldn't possibly marry Tom Brokaw
because


he's


just


a...


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