Sunday, July 6, 2008

Communism Defeated by Jokes?

A man 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 coming in the morning.'

Had to laugh at this excerpt from a book reviewed by a British newspaper. To read the whole article, click below:

Was it jokes that defeated Communism? - Telegraph Was it jokes that defeated C



1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This is a good one too:
As for the wince-making joke about the Russian announcement that a man would land on the Sun - 'But Mr Brezhnev, the cosmonauts will burn up!' 'Do you take me for a fool? They'll be landing at night!'
Funny stuff!