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Q: What Should I Do If I Find A Rock In A Bag Of Potatoes?
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Q: What should I do if I find a rock in a bag of potatoes?
A: Simply return the rock to your grocer, who will give you the rock's
weight in potatoes.
-- from a USDA booklet, titled How to Buy Potatoes
Related:
Q: How do you save a drowning lawyer? A: Throw him a rock.
1980's: A farmer sells a bag of potatoes for $10. His production costs are $
8 and his profit is $2. Underline the word "potatoes" and discuss with your classmates....
Marge: You know, Mom, you and Abe have a lot in common.
Um...hmm. You both got swindled by that telemarketing scam!...
Homer: Not a bear in sight. The Bear Patrol must be working like a charm.
Lisa: That's spacious reasoning, Dad. Homer: Thank you, dear....
The next time I have meat and mashed potatoes, I think I'll put a very large blob of potatoes on my plate with just a little piece of meat.
And if someone asks me why I didn't get more meat, I'll just say, "Oh, you mean this?...
Could I interest you in a pet rock?
1960's: A peasant sells a bag of potatoes for $10. His costs amount to 4/5 of his selling price.
What is his profit? -- from: The evolution of mathematics education during the last 30 years....
1970's A farmer sells a bag of potatoes for $10. His costs amount to 4/5 of his selling price, i.
e. $8. What is his profit? -- from: The evolution of mathematics education during the last 30 years....
Tyrant of the Potatoes: Dick Tate