ISSUE: 196
The beginning is the most important part of the work.
- Plato
BITS AND PIECES

Home Improvement


A resident of a Ukrainian village noticed that his neighbor had just built a new outhouse.
"What kind of an outhouse is that?" he asked. "Everyone can look inside; you didn't bother to make a door!"

"So what?" his friend replied. "Is there anything to steal? Why have a door and lock?"


The Stick

Two village buddies were walking through the woods at night, headed home. The one walking behind suddenly picked up a heavy stick and hit the one in front on the head. The man falls, out cold.

When he came to, it was morning and his friend was sitting nearby, smoking.
"Hey, why did you hit me?" he said. "We've been friends since we were kids."

The attacker was genuinely puzzled. "I though you'd understand," he said. "Look at it this way: There were just the two of us walking in the woods in the middle of the night. You were ahead. How was I supposed to know what dark ideas you might be contemplating?"


Terrorism

A couple of guys are standing in front of Verkhovna Rada. Suddenly, a hang-glider flies over them and crashes into the building. The pilot's lifeless body falls to the ground.
One of the onlookers asks the other, "Petro, what was it?"

The other one replies, "Never mind: such a country, such terrorists."


Faucet follies

In the U.S., a "C" on a water tap means cold and "H" means hot. In Western Europe, red means hot and blue means cold. In Ukraine, blue is "voda" and red is "nemaye."


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The $5,000 Loan
Last Words
The Water Cooler
Too many Questions
Family Business
A Conundrum: Equal Rights or Affirmative Action?



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