Why doesn’t COMECON work as well as the Common Market?
Because it’s dependent on Soviet fair play, Mongolian technology, German subtlety, Czech courage, Romanian honesty, Bulgarian intelligence, the Hungarian language—and the advice of Polish economists.
Why are Polish cows of such a peculiar shape?
Because they’re fed in Poland and milked in Russia.
Armed KGB officers burst in on Simon Piotrovich Ivanov late one night and discover him studying the Bible.
“Why are you reading this book in Hebrew?” demands the senior KGB goon.
“Because when I die and go to heaven I want to know how to speak the language.”
The KGB goon sneers. “And if you go to hell?”
Replies Ivanov, “I already speak Russian.”