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When He Dies We'll Be Told to Be Respectful (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A man walks past a news stand every day but never buys a paper. When asked, he says he's looking for an obituary.
When told that obituaries aren't on the front page,

"The one I'm looking for will be."

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You know shit's bad when Americans start telling old Soviet jokes.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Trump is the oldest soviet joke in the land

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is that where it's from?

[–] ZeroGravitas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's a joke as old as Stalin.

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wonder if it started as an anti-Stalin joke?