From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihps3!houxi!npois!cbosgd!cbosg!rlp Newsgroups: net.jokes Title: Polish Joke Article-I.D.: cbosg.2617 Posted: Mon Sep 27 11:01:59 1982 Received: Thu Sep 30 10:16:56 1982 >From the WSJ 9/24/82: A polish worker walks into a bank to deposit his paycheck. But he has heard about Poland's economic problems, and asks what would happen to his money if the bank collapsed. "All of our deposits are guaranteed by the finance minstry, sir", the teller replies. "But what if the finance ministry goes broke?" the worker asks. "Then the government will intercede to protect the working class," the teller says. "But what if the government goes broke?" the worker asks. "Our socialist comrades in the Soviet Union naturally will come to our assistance", the teller responds with growing irritation. "And if the Soviet Union goes broke?" the worker asks. "Idiot!" the teller snorts. "Isn't that worth losing one lousy paycheck?"