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

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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

Comments

[ron_newman]

What documentary is this?

[haardvark.livejournal.com]

I have a somewhat related joke.

A North Korean, a South Korean, and a Japanese are in a restaurant. The manager comes running out to the table and says "I'm sorry, Gentlemen, but I must announce that we have no more beef."

The North Korean says "what's 'beef'?"

The South Korean says "what's 'I'm sorry'?"

The Japanese says "what's 'no more'?"

(From Michael Palin's excellent "Full Circle", where he circumnavigates the pacific rim)