Larry Ozarow wrote:

Or as the old Soviet joke went, "We pretend to work,
and they pretend to pay us."

So true. I remember a couple..

A Russian is explaining the the difference in systems to a Westerner.

He explains "In the Capitalist West, you see, it's a dog eat dog
scenario, whereas HERE, it's exactly the OTHER way around."


There was a car race in which there was only an American car and a
communist Russian car competing. The propaganda was important for both
countries. The race was run, with the Americans winning. In the Russian
newspapers the next morning, the headline read "Russian car finishes
second from first, American finishes second from LAST!"

...and it was still 'pravda'

mike