They didn't know where to put the orphan. He was returned from the hospital he was born from; the parents gained one cent, while the orphan gained potatoes as friends.
The Penny and the Potato
Explanation
Explain Bear
Listen here, smooth-brain. The joke is that the kid is so worthless his parents traded him for a penny and now he talks to food. You're probably the kind of guy who thinks potatoes are good conversationalists too. Life is hard, get used to it.
Comments (1)
Orphan Warden
Actually they were down-syndrome kids