The potato has a few “-tater” jokes, such as:
Q: What do you call a phallic-shaped potato?
A: A dictator.
“What do you get when you cross a potato with a penis? A dictator” was cited in the newsgroup alt.humor.puns in 2004.
“What do you call a helpful potato?”/“A facilitater,” “What do you call a potato with glasses?”/“A spectator” and “What do you call an everyday potato?”/“A commentator” are other “tater” jokes.
Google Groups: uk.rec.sheds
A great service but is this legal?
Carl .LHS. Williams
10/5/02
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A man with a potato on his cravf?
(a dictator)
Google Groups: alt.humor.puns
Adult Puns of the Weak 11-04-04
Stan Kegel
(...)
What do you get when you cross a potato with a penis?
A dictator. (Al Martine)
Welcome to THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER’S NETWORK
SSTN # 79 - September 6, 2005
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Dick Tater =Runs everything
Twitter
Cody-Lee Jennings
@CodyLJennings
“What do you call when you cross a potato and a politician; a dictator.” - My 13-year-old cousin. Hahaha
10:31 PM - 11 Aug 2009
Twitter
Stefanie Clinton ☯
@stefanieclinton
What do you call a penis & a potato? A dictator.
10:27 PM - 16 Sep 2009
Twitter
Ryan Dacca
@ryandacca
“What do you call a mean potato? A dictator!” - Sarah Hamilton
6:44 PM - 16 Oct 2009
Google Books
The Mammoth Book of Really Silly Jokes
By Geoff Tibballs
London: COnstable & Robinson Ltd
2011
Pg. 120:
What do you call an extremely bossy potato?
A dic-tater.
Twitter
Jane Hu
@hujane
Q: What do you call a tyrannous potato?
A: A dictator.
12:08 PM - 1 Jul 2013
Made 2B Creative
SPUD-TACULAR LADIES MEETING THEME
Published May 16, 2013 | By Julia
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Dick Tater– likes to give orders, but don’t want to soil there own hands
reddit
What do you call a potato that looks like Hitler?
submitted February 1, 2015 by DeadBirdToABlindKid
A dick-tator.
reddit
What do you call a mean Potato?
submitted February 17, 2015 by Orangeswork
A Dictator.
reddit
What do you call a phallic shaped potato?
submitted June 15, 2016 by Fleyeswattr
A dictator.
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