RM@praxa.com.au (Rick Mather: Praxa Sydney) (02/09/90)
During his recent visit to the UK Mikhail Gorbachev was taken on a tour of a typical British factory by the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher. The tour started at 9.00am and the factory was just starting to fill with employees... GORBY: "What these people do?" MAGGIE: "Oh, they are just starting work!" GORBY: "AAAARRggghhh! In Russia start at 5.00am" So, they walk around for a while, viewing some machinery and at 10.30 a hooter sounds and the factory workers leave. G: "Where they go?" M: "Oh, it is morning tea time. They have a break for 20 minutes." G: "AAAArrrggghhhh! In Russia no morning tea." At 12.00 noon the two VIP's are viewing plans for a new factory and a hooter sounds and the factory workers leave, again. G: "Where they go now?" M: "Oh, it is lunch time. They take a break for an hour." G: "AAAArrrggghhhh! One hour. In Russia is ten minutes lunch." At precisely 2.15pm a hooter sounds, and again the workers leave the factory. G: "AAAArrrggghhhh! Another break, nyet?" M: "Yes, another break. They get 20 minutes afternoon smoko!" At 4.30pm another hootoer sounds and the factory grinds to a halt. G: "AAAArrrggghhhh! Another break? M: "No, they've finished for the day." G: "In Russia start at 5.00am, no breaks, ten minutes lunch, no breaks, work till 7.00pm at night. Right through, no breaks. Why you not make them work harder?" M: "Oh, we can't do that!" G: "Why you can't make them work harder?" M: "Because they're all communists." -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL your jokes (jokes ONLY) to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Jokes ABOUT major current events should be sent to topical@looking.on.ca Anything that is not a joke submission goes to funny-request@looking.on.ca