Bill Kirby of the Gwinnett Daily News, Duluth, Ga., passes this one
along:

An old man and his son had a one-horse farm where they barely made a
living. Then, one day, the son hit the lottery and won $50,000.

The young man rushed into town, collected his money, then hurried back
home. He ran across the field, told his father the news, and handed the
older man a $50 bill.

The father looked at the money for a moment and then said, Son, you
know Ive always been careful with what little money we had. I didnt
spend it on whiskey or women. In fact, I couldnt even afford the license
to legally marry your Ma.

Pa! the young man stammered, do you know what that makes me?

Yep, said the old man fingering the $50, … and a cheap one, too.