[SOC] Old, I know...

[Paul Bartlett]

One night, the Potato family sat down to dinner. Mother Potato, Father
Potato, and their three daughters. Midway through the meal, the eldest
daughter spoke up.

"Mother Potato?" she said. "I have an announcement to make." "And what might
that be?" said Mother, seeing the obvious excitement in her eldest
daughter's eyes. "Well," replied the daughter, with a proud but sheepish
grin, "I'm getting married!"

The other daughters squealed with surprise as Mother Potato
exclaimed,"Married!... That's wonderful! And who are you marrying, Eldest
daughter?"
"I'm marrying a Jersey Royal!" ..... "A Jersey Royal!" replied Mother Potato
with pride. "Oh, a Jersey Royal is a fine tater, a fine tater indeed!"

As the family shared in the eldest daughter's joy, the middle daughter spoke
up. "Mother, I too, have an announcement."
"And what might that be?" asked Mother Potato, said with conviction.
"I, too, am getting married!"

"And who are you marrying, Middle Daughter?"

"I'm marrying a King Edward," beamed the middle daughter. "A King Edward!"
said Mother Potato with joy. "Oh, a King Edward is a lovely posh tater, a
fine tater indeed!" Once again, the room came alive with laughter and
excited plans for the future, when the youngest Potato daughter interrupted.

"Mother Potato?...Umm, I, too, have an announcement to make."
"Yes?" said Mother Potato with great anticipation.

"Well," began the youngest Potato daughter with the same sheepish grin as
her eldest sister before her, "I hope this doesn't come as a shock to you,
but I am getting married, as well!"
"Really?" said Mother Potato with sincere excitement..."All of my lovely
daughters married! What wonderful news! And who, pray tell, are you
marrying, youngest Daughter?"

"I'm marrying Des Lynam!"

"Des Lynam?!"..Mother Potato scowls, "But he's just a common tater!"