Business & Finance10 mins ago
New car
Boris, a Russian man saves his roubles for twenty years to buy a new car. After choosing the model and options he wants, he's not the least bit surprised or even concerned to learn that it will take two years for the new car to be delivered.
He thanks the salesman and starts to leave, but as he reaches the door he pauses and turns back to the salesman "Do you know which week two years from now the new car will arrive?" he asks.
The salesman checks his notes and tells the Boris that it will be two years to the exact week. The man thanks the salesman and starts out again, but upon reaching the door, he turns back again.
"Could you possibly tell me what day of the week two years from now the car will arrive?"
The salesman, mildly annoyed, checks his notes again and says that it will be exactly two years from this week, on Thursday.
Boris thanks the salesman and once again starts to leave. Halfway through the door, he hesitates, turns back, and walks up to the salesman.
"I'm sorry to be so much trouble, but do you know if that will be two years from now on Thursday in the morning, or in the afternoon?"
Visibly irritated, the salesman flips through his papers yet another time and says sharply that it will be in the afternoon, two years from now on Thursday.
"That's a relief!" says Boris. "The plumber is coming that morning."
He thanks the salesman and starts to leave, but as he reaches the door he pauses and turns back to the salesman "Do you know which week two years from now the new car will arrive?" he asks.
The salesman checks his notes and tells the Boris that it will be two years to the exact week. The man thanks the salesman and starts out again, but upon reaching the door, he turns back again.
"Could you possibly tell me what day of the week two years from now the car will arrive?"
The salesman, mildly annoyed, checks his notes again and says that it will be exactly two years from this week, on Thursday.
Boris thanks the salesman and once again starts to leave. Halfway through the door, he hesitates, turns back, and walks up to the salesman.
"I'm sorry to be so much trouble, but do you know if that will be two years from now on Thursday in the morning, or in the afternoon?"
Visibly irritated, the salesman flips through his papers yet another time and says sharply that it will be in the afternoon, two years from now on Thursday.
"That's a relief!" says Boris. "The plumber is coming that morning."
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Surely this was in the days of East Germany and the 'Trabant'...
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Q: How do you upgrade a Hyundai?
A: Put in an engine.
A. "TRADE IT FOR A TRABBIE"
A. "PARK IT NEXT TO A PORTAJOHN.....AND LEAVE IT UNLOCKED"
Q: Why do Trabbies have heated rear windows?
A: To keep your hands warm when you're pushing them.
Q: What goes on pages 4-5 of the Trabbie user's manual?
A: The train & bus schedule.
A man goes to a Halfords shop:
Man: "Can I have a windshield wiper for a Trabbie please?"
Parts man: "Yeah, that seems like a fair swap."
A: Put in an engine.
A. "TRADE IT FOR A TRABBIE"
A. "PARK IT NEXT TO A PORTAJOHN.....AND LEAVE IT UNLOCKED"
Q: Why do Trabbies have heated rear windows?
A: To keep your hands warm when you're pushing them.
Q: What goes on pages 4-5 of the Trabbie user's manual?
A: The train & bus schedule.
A man goes to a Halfords shop:
Man: "Can I have a windshield wiper for a Trabbie please?"
Parts man: "Yeah, that seems like a fair swap."
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