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The "Soviet joke," or anekdot , was a common staple of life east of the Iron Curtain. It was common among all walks of life, from ...

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Answering the phone

 A little girl is home alone when the phone rings.

"Hello? ...no, my daddy's not home. He's a cosmonaut up in space, and he'll be coming back tonight!

"My mother? She's not home either, she's waiting in line to get some potatoes. She'll be back tomorrow."

Vanya's father

 A teacher asks the students what their parents do for their jobs, and little Vanya says, "My father owns a brothel!"

Later, the very concerned teacher calls Vanya's father and says "Your son told me you own a brothel."

"No, he's just trying to save face," the father replies, "I actually work for the KGB."

Farmyard comrades

 A cucumber, a radish, a tomato, and a flea all apply to join the Communist Party.

The cucumber is turned away for being too green.

The radish is turned away for being red on the surface, but white on the inside.

The tomato is turned away for being too soft.

The flea returns to the vegetables and announces that he got in!

When the vegetables ask how, he replies, "Don't you know? They always let in another parasite!"

Cycle Smarts

 Why do police officers ride two to a motorcycle?

Because you need at least eight years of education to drive one.

Questions from a Soviet School Exam

 Question 1: Who is your favorite political leader?

Question 2: Why is it Comrade Lenin?

Two cannibal tribes

 Two tribes of cannibals in Africa form an alliance and conquer their neighbors. Per their traditions, the tribes' chiefs celebrate by butchering and feasting on the body of the defeated enemy chief.

"A bit stringy," says one.

"Not very flavorful," points out the other.

"Still tastier than what we had at the Lumumba University rectory."

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Gorbachev and Dubček

 What's the difference between Mikhail Gorbachev and Alexander Dubček?

Nothing, except Gorbachev doesn't know it yet.