MR. POTATO GOES TO WALL STREET

Mr. Potato was tired of being just a toy. He was also exhausted from being

constantly poked at. He felt down right depressed...so depressed in fact, that

he thought about walking into McDonald's and asking one of the absentminded

teenagers to slice him up and throw him in the deep fryer..

However, as he headed with his little suitcase to his greasy end, his fairy

Godmother Sweet Butter appeared to him and said, "Mr. Potato, I know your

life has been mashed by abuse, but because you have been a very good spud,

I mean sport, I am granting you one wish! What would your dream be? Tell me!"

Mr. Potato, quickly answered, "I want to trade in Wall Street!"

One move from her magic wand and "PUFF" he was transformed into a

very cool, stock expert! Ah, yes...Mr. Potato, found himself in lower

Manhattan's FINANCIAL DISTRICT!! His dream....to stand where he was standing

now, the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, ready to make millions!

Everything was calm. The "open outcry" had not begun yet...suddenly the

bell went off and it was madness!!!

"Idaho potatoes crop lost? What a tragedy!!"

"I got an inside tip on the Idaho potato crop. We must sell, sell, sell or we

are scalloped!!!"

"What!! The cows are refusing to give milk? That means no sour

cream!! we must sell, sell, SELL or we'll be baked!!!"

"Impossible!! NO MAYO??? Not good...I say sell, sell, SELL or we'll be diced!!"

"GASP!! I can't ...it can't be true!!! What terrible news....all the tomato

crops eaten by giant bugs? That means no ketchup!!! NO KETCHUP!!!

We are doomed....

SELL....SELL....SELL....or we'll be thrown in a a kettle of hot oil...and

we'll fry !! YIKES!!"

"WOW, I mean WOW!!Are you sure? Why, that's a tremendous

break through....

Lay's is bringing out potato chips that slim you down? We are going to make

MILLIONS...NO!! BILLIONS on this deal!!!....I SAY BUY!!!

BUY!!!!!!

BUY!!!!!!!!!!

BUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Mr. Potato is now happily baking, I mean basking, under

the sun, fully loaded in his own private island...

SMOTHERLAND!!!