# This is a completely commonplace joke in English: Note that each time you make the joke, you do it with something ***different***. It sounds funny with ***any cheap item*** you can think of. - "With what you've got and one dollar you buy a whole donut." - "What you've got and 10 cents is worth one whole toothpick." - "What you've got and two bucks you can buy a black coffee." - "What you've got plus a dollar-fifty will get you a candy bar if you're lucky." - "Take the value of your talents, and another 30 cents, and you can go buy an apple at the supermarket." The point of the joke is .. "you have nothing."