A Russian Jew named Jacob wasfinally allowed to emigrate to Israel.
Atthe Moscow airport, a customs inspector found a statue of Lenin in hisluggage. "What is this?"
Jacobreplied, "Wrong question, comrade. You should have asked 'Who isthis?'
Thisis Comrade Lenin. He laid the foundations of Socialism and created thefuture prosperity of the Russian people.
Iam taking it with me as a memory of our dear hero."
TheRussian customs official sent him on his way.
AtTel Aviv airport, the Israeli customs official also asked "What isthis?"
"Wrongquestion, sir. You should be asking 'Who is this?'
This,my friend, is Lenin, the bastard who caused me, a Jew, to leave Russia.
Itake this statue as a reminder to curse him every day."
TheIsraeli official sent him on his way.
Whenhe settled in his new home, Jacob placed the statue on a table.
Thefollowing evening, he invited friends and relatives to dinner.
Spottingthe statue, one of his cousins asked, "Who is this?
Jacobreplied, "Wrong question. You should have asked 'What is this?'
Thisis five kilograms of solid gold that I managed to bring with me without havingto pay any customs duty or tax."
TheMoral: "Politics is when you can tell the same shit in different ways tofool different people and come out smelling like a rose."
