hehehehe. that is exactly what I meant. I can only follow this in part. *g*
Talk soon, Kamerad Phil! *g*
At 09:39 PM 2014/03/02 -0700, you wrote:
>I heard this on a talk show one day. Doris, is this what you mean
>about humor not translating to other languages? I love Russian
>humor. I wish I could find a whole book on it.
>
>A Russian family gets up early in the morning because today fresh
>meat is going to be sold at a local grocery store. The husband
>dresses quickly and nearly runs the whole way to the store. Already
>there is a very long line and he is sad for fear he may be too
>late. He gets into line. Three hours late, he steps up to the door
>because it is his turn. The door closes in his face with a sign
>that says, "Closed: Out of Meat." He smacks his right fist into his
>open left palm and complains loudly to anyone who will listen. A
>KGB officer taps him on the shoulder and says, "Comrade, have you
>forgotten that this is the new Russia? Be thankful and remember how
>it used to be," and the KGB officer forms his fingers into a gun,
>holds it to his head and says, "Bang, bang, you are dead." The man
>walks home and as he enters his apartment and his wife inquires
>about the meat. He says, "Oh, my deer wife. It is
>terrible. Things are getting worse in our motherland." She says,
>"Don't tell me they ran out of meat again?" He said, "Yes, no meat,
>but it is worse. Now we don't even have any bullets."
>
>Phil.
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