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From: todd@SCIRTP.UUCP (Todd Jones)
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Subject: Re: We've GOT to do somethin' for Peace Dept.
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Date: Tue, 13-Aug-85 12:32:45 EDT
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> Comment was made that Pres Reagan's joke that 'We start bombing Russia in
> 5 minutes' was out of place and not funny because he was the President, and
> he could do it.
> 
> My opinion about the joke was that it was really kinda funny.  

I bet the Russians got a good laugh out of it. In fact it was
probably as good a laugh as you would have gotten if Gorbachev
had said the same about the USA.

> I enjoyed it.
> If I had said it, it certainly wouldn;t have been funny.  It's funny 'cause
> Ronnie has the ability to do it.

The ability to tell the joke or start bombing?

> --Evan Marcus

The reason it's not funny is because Ronnie talks so tough,
I have good reason to believe he might actually attempt a
strike on Russia.  

-todd jones