The Times of London has posted the top ten communist jokes submitted by its readers. They bring back memories of the time when only cock-eyed optimists thought the Evil Empire would ever disappear, but we could nonetheless make fun of it. Here are a couple that didn’t make the Times’ list:
“Comrade, the Sahara Desert has become a People’s Republic! Wait, where are you running off to?”
“To buy sand before the shortage starts.”
Several new arrivals in the Gulag are exchanging information about themselves. Ivan admits that he stole bricks from a kiln, for which he received a sentence of 15 years. Josif confesses that he punched a Party boss a 20 year sentence. Sergei stoutly insists that he did nothing wrong and was sentenced to ten years.
“You lie!”, Josif shouts indignantly. “For doing nothing, you would have gotten only five years!
Okay, the Times has better ones. So does David Frum.
Now, how many jokes have you heard about Islamofascists lately? Would you dare tell one within the hearing of a random Moslem? Is there a clue here as to why Islamic extremism is more than a “law enforcement” problem?
A Czech schoolroom after the Communist coup:
The teacher is leading the class in their morning recital:
"Who is our mother?" "The Glorious Soviet Motherland."
"Who is our father?" "The Great Leader and Teacher, Comrade Stalin."
"What is our fondest desire?" "To become an orphan."
Posted by: Joseph T Major | Monday, July 07, 2008 at 05:45 PM