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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