tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25206081.post2973919868980611954..comments2024-02-05T04:09:55.009-08:00Comments on Maya's corner: Political jokes in Communist BulgariaMaya Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10877457709995369246noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25206081.post-30388057488610540262007-08-23T16:06:00.000-07:002007-08-23T16:06:00.000-07:00Welcome to my blog, Adam! Good joke.Welcome to my blog, Adam! Good joke.Maya Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877457709995369246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25206081.post-22139907850643756252007-08-23T15:04:00.000-07:002007-08-23T15:04:00.000-07:00Maya, I honestly never thought that I would post o...Maya, I honestly never thought that I would post on your blog. I am happy I was wrong.<BR/><BR/>A particular eastern joke springs back to mind after having lain completely dormant in my memory for two decades or more:<BR/><BR/>In the Kremlin, the president, the head of state, the wise leader, Leonid Brezhnev, is just about to enjoy his lunchtime nap when one of his most prominent underlings comes rushing into his office, breathless:<BR/><BR/>"Comrade Leader, there are a thousand people eating in the Red Square!"<BR/><BR/>"Fine, I like to see my good people eat."<BR/><BR/>The underling hesitates, and hurries off.<BR/><BR/>But next day at lunch:<BR/><BR/>"Comrade Leader, there are ten thousand people eating in the Red Square!"<BR/><BR/>"So what, I like to see my good people eat."<BR/><BR/>"Yes, but Comrade Leader, they are eating rice, with chop sticks."<BR/><BR/> * * *<BR/><BR/>Pretty prophetic, I would say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com