One night, the Potato family sat down to dinner--
Mother Potato and her 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 
Russet!" "A Russet!" replied Mother Potato with
pride. "Oh, a Russet 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?" encouraged Mother Potato. Not 
knowing quite how to begin, the middle daughter
paused, then said with conviction, "I, too, am 
getting married!" "You, too!" Mother Potato said
with joy. "That's wonderful! Twice the good news
in one evening! And who are you marrying, Middle
Daughter?" "I'm marrying an Idaho!" beamed the 
middle daughter. "An Idaho!" said Mother Potato
with joy. "Oh, an Idaho is a fine tater, a fine
tater indeed!" 

Once again, the room came alive with laughter and
excited plan for the future, when the youngest 
Potato daughter interrupted. "Mother? Mother 
Potato? Um, 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 Dan Rather!" "DAN RATHER?!" Mother 
Potato scowled suddenly. 
"But he's just a common tater!"