The scene was a tiny mountain village in a remote section of West Virginia. An old mountaineer and his young wife were getting a divorce in the local court. ©OFFICEJOKES.NET

But custody of the children was a problem.©OFFICEJOKES.NET

The mother jumped to her feet and protested to the judge that, since she had brought the children into this world, she should retain custody of them.©OFFICEJOKES.NET

The old mountaineer also wanted custody of the children. The judge asked for his side of the story and, after a long moment of silence, the mountaineer slowly rose from his chair and said, "Judge, when I put a quarter in a candy machine and a candy bar comes out, does it belong to me or the machine?"