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Friday, November 12, 2021

Gorbachev debates Ronald Reagan

 Gorbachev is in a debate with Ronald Reagan, with each of them extolling their country's military prowess.

"Marine snipers are so well-trained that they can hit a fly from a mile away!" Reagan boasts.

"Red Army snipers can hit a fly from two miles away!"

"Our radar is advanced enough to detect a MiG the moment it leaves Soviet airspace!"

"Our radar is so advanced it detects Hornets the moment they take off!"

"Our commandoes' rations allow them to eat four thousand calories a meal!"

"You lie!" Gorbachev retorts. "No man can eat twenty-five potatoes in one sitting!"

Variants may change the participants or setting of the debate.

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