O.k., maybe a little ashamed. 
More and more I am seeing ads for what is supposed to be the next craze-gold foil boxes filled with cushioning material and containing a specially imprinted…POTATO!! There are numerous companies touting this as a perfect gift for loved ones, the lowest price ones going for over 20 bucks. They will print designs, sayings and even photos.
People am stoopid.
I looked it up. I was hoping you weren’t serious. Yeah, people are dumb. $30.00 for a potato with dad’s picture, and about $3.00 in candy.
Really, it’s not even keepsake 'cause potatos rot. 
At least a potato has some inherent value and everyday use. A rock does not. Don’t get me started on diamonds…
Not true, I just purchased landscaping rocks the other day. While potatoes are worthless to me as I consume them.
I will grant this: gift potatoes have the benefit that neither the gifter nor the recipient have any expectation the potato will be kept in the back of some closet only to be brought out on special occasions to prove the gift was kept and appreciated.
It’s pure, in a way. “I’m think enough of you to get you a gift but not some useless doodad you have to store”.
ETA: On reflection, I suppose the recipient could keep a potato in the back of a closet, but …
Try having your prized potato cast in acrylic for a permanent momento. These guys might do it (one photo shows an embedded orange slice, so a potato could work).
I could get the big bux.
I’ve been putting faces on squash. (Hey, my dog likes them…no..I don’t know why).
I’m an artist. I have a plethera of squash( 
).
Could I really do this?
When I’m relaxing on Lake Tahoe. With a beverage. Sunning myself. I’ll write you a post card. “Wish you were here!”
You’d probably love the book Sophie’s Squash.
Don’t blame me when lawyers from Big Potato come knocking on your door.
You could always bash somebody in the head with your pet rock and claim it defended you, like the loyal pet it is.
I’m pretty sure I remember seeing this on shark tank.
You’re not getting a postcard. You rained on my parade. 
I thought you were on the lake???
Y’know… at least for things like the pet rock you can make the excuse that all the good drugs had gotten consumed in the 60s.
…do demand a change of venue if they want the case heard in Boise.
A potato can be passed off as a pet.
I just reconnected with a high school sweetheart. The pet rock I gave her in 1973 is on her mantlepiece - and judging from the dust, has been there for most of the last 50 years! I’m not sure just how much more valuable something can get.
It shows you how often she cleans the mantle piece.
Just one more hint why we’re compatible…
This is the first time I have seen someone wishing they were at lake Tahoe. It’s a long way from Hot Springs. How did you come up with that dream?
Nothing wrong with it, tho. I’ve driven around the lake and visited the antique shop but never made it to the water. Looks very nice.
Looks nice. Is frigid.