I received this email yesterday
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Subject: A Good yarn about spuds.
You know that all potatoes have eyes.
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! However, on the other hand she wasn't going to stay home and become a Couch potato either.
Mr. and Mrs. Potato sent Yam to Melbourne P.U. (Potato University) so that when she graduated, she'd really be in the chips. But in spite of all they did for her, Yam came home one day and announced she was going to marry Eddie McGuire.
Eddie McGuire!!
Mr. and Mrs. Potato were very upset.
They told Yam she couldn't possibly marry Eddie McGuire, because he is just a .....
.....Common Tater