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For a change of pace, here's a joke from Communist Poland. Wlodek wants to deposit his money, saved carefully in a mattress, to the bank. He walks in. Wlodek: "I want to make sure my 50 zlotys are safe. What happens if someone robs the bank?" Banker: "No worries. The main branch in Warsaw will cover the loss." Wlodek: "But what if our whole bank, branches & all, goes bust? I know this can happen." Banker: "No worries. The Polish Central Bank guarantees us." Wlodek: "But what if the Polish Central Bank also goes bust?" Banker: "It's unlikely, but in that case our treaty with the Soviet Union means THEY would cover the losses." Wlodek: "Yes, but what if the Soviet Union itself goes bust?" Banker <sighs>: "Look, wouldn't that be WORTH 50 zlotys?"

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Randy Treibel

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Something tells me this is why the merchant class never goes broke. Whenever there's chaos, they're always loaded with goods and debt. The goods only go up in value during chaos and the debt is usually inflated away.

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The plural is just "zloty", you don't need the "s"

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This is legitimately a masterful joke

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Yury Liavitski

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I'm sure they are telling the same joke about the EU now

This made me chuckle

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Are you aware of the Radio Yerevan style of jokes? They are very satyrical and critical of the then régime. CALLER: I would like to know when the promised good days will come. RADIO YEREVAN: The caller is inattentive. The good days have already come and gone.

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