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Soviet History: Political Jokes

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A Soviet-time joke in a post at Robert Amsterdam's blog: “… the man who goes to buy a car in Moscow, pays for it, and is told by the salesman that he can collect it on a particular date in 10 years' time. The buyer thinks for a moment and then asks: ‘Morning or afternoon?' The salesman, astonished by the question, asks: ‘What difference does it make?' And the buyer answers: ‘Well, the plumber is … Continue Reading »

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