And now, here it is, your Moment of Zen

from a great documentary on cold war communist humor (yes, it existed)

Today it was announced that East Germany, Britain and the US will form a joint consortium to raise the fabled ship Titanic. British engineers are looking forward to studying the ship's hull, American bankers are hoping to find and claim the treasures lost in the wreck, while the East German politicans are most interested in learning how the band managed to play on while the ship sank.

East German joke circa 1989