A hostel in USSR A banker went to Moscow, and he stayed in a hostel on Moscow's outskirts. Only available room has three other people in it - a group of friends. He had a very important meeting the next day, but his roommates were loud; drinking, playing cards and telling jokes about communism, Lenin, Stalin and USSR. The banker, tired and sleepy, went to the reception. ""I'd like to order four teas to room 16, in 10 minutes"" he said to porter. Back in his room, he said loudly: ""Comrades, I he…

Wisdom of the Ancients Two girls Have reached the ripe age of 18 in the small Russian Jewish town, but there's no groom in sight. The town's rabbi sends a letter to nearest Yeshiva to send proper grooms. Yossl and Yitzi are picked for the task and are sent on a train, to meet the prospective brides. Halfway there, Yitzi turns to Yossl and says, ""Forget about this whole marriage thing. I just don't like the idea"". So he gets off at the next stop and makes his way back home. Meanwhile, Yossl car…

Two women in the one horse town of Parched Gulch had daughters, each of marriageable age. But there were no prospective husbands in town due to shootings, running off with outlaws and drunk riding. And there was no chance at all of any bridegrooms turning up. The two mothers pooled their meager resources, advertised, and sure enough, they got results: twin brothers in Cactus Corners looking for wives. The twin bridegrooms were sent for. Along the way the twins met up with outlaws. One was killed…

A psychologist addresses three mothers, telling them that he brought each of them there to reflect their life addictions. To the first mother he says, "You have an addiction to sweets, as you named your daughter Candy." To the second mother he says, "You have an addiction to gambling and money, hence your daughter is named Penny." And before the psychologist could approach the final mother, she grabs her son by the arm and says "Come on, Richard, we're leaving."