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EarthFirst

(2,900 posts) Mon Mar 7, 2022, 03:44 PM Mar 2022

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A man in Moscow buys a newspaper...

…glances at the front page; and tosses it away.

He does the same thing every day for a week…

Finally the shop owner inquires:

“Why do you do that?!”

The man replies: “I’m just checking for an obituary.”

“But obituaries aren’t on the front page!”

“The one I’m looking for will be…”

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A man in Moscow buys a newspaper... (Original Post) EarthFirst Mar 2022 OP

👍 underpants Mar 2022 #1

How appropriate....This is classic. ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2022 #2

That one is from the Brezhnyev era. DFW Mar 2022 #3

Haha...good one ouija Mar 2022 #4

K & R...nt Wounded Bear Mar 2022 #5

K&R! gademocrat7 Mar 2022 #6

Originally a Fatcat taking about FDR UTUSN Mar 2022 #7

That is a hoped for outcome here too. Bird Lady Mar 2022 #8

very good! Evolve Dammit Mar 2022 #9

Good one! JohnnyRingo Mar 2022 #10

Thanks for posting. n/t TeamProg Mar 2022 #11

K&R DLevine Mar 2022 #12

Yep Cherokee100 Mar 2022 #13

underpants

(182,736 posts)

1. 👍

Reply to EarthFirst (Original post)

Mon Mar 7, 2022, 03:46 PM

Mar 2022

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,783 posts)

2. How appropriate....This is classic.

Reply to EarthFirst (Original post)

Mon Mar 7, 2022, 04:49 PM

Mar 2022

DFW

(54,335 posts)

3. That one is from the Brezhnyev era.

Reply to EarthFirst (Original post)

Mon Mar 7, 2022, 04:53 PM

Mar 2022

It was heard all over Moscow after Brezhnyev decided to invade Afghanistan.

Plus ça change, right?

ouija

(397 posts)

4. Haha...good one

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Mon Mar 7, 2022, 05:00 PM

Mar 2022

Wounded Bear

(58,634 posts)

5. K & R...nt

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Mon Mar 7, 2022, 05:02 PM

Mar 2022

gademocrat7

(10,653 posts)

6. K&R!

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Mon Mar 7, 2022, 05:40 PM

Mar 2022

UTUSN

(70,674 posts)

7. Originally a Fatcat taking about FDR

Reply to EarthFirst (Original post)

Mon Mar 7, 2022, 05:43 PM

Mar 2022

Bird Lady

(1,819 posts)

8. That is a hoped for outcome here too.

Reply to EarthFirst (Original post)

Mon Mar 7, 2022, 05:47 PM

Mar 2022

I check everyday for the good news our national nightmare is over and the orange menace is finally gone.

Evolve Dammit

(16,723 posts)

9. very good!

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Mon Mar 7, 2022, 05:51 PM

Mar 2022

JohnnyRingo

(18,623 posts)

10. Good one!

Reply to EarthFirst (Original post)

Mon Mar 7, 2022, 06:15 PM

Mar 2022

Could make it plural though.

TeamProg

(6,103 posts)

11. Thanks for posting. n/t

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Tue Mar 8, 2022, 01:55 PM

Mar 2022

DLevine

(1,788 posts)

12. K&R

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Tue Mar 8, 2022, 02:25 PM

Mar 2022

Cherokee100

(265 posts)

13. Yep

Reply to EarthFirst (Original post)

Tue Mar 8, 2022, 03:40 PM

Mar 2022

Wish i had thought of that..

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