Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxi.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!ihuxi!russ From: russ@ihuxi.UUCP (Russell Spence) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Re: Real Polish joke Message-ID: <1013@ihuxi.UUCP> Date: Fri, 10-Aug-84 10:32:06 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxi.1013 Posted: Fri Aug 10 10:32:06 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 11-Aug-84 00:29:31 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 24This is one that was told to me by my professor when I was taking a class on Eastern European history since WWII. I can't remember it exactly but I hope I can get the idea across. Back in '80 or 81' the workers were rioting in Gdansk and there were fears that the Soviets would invade Poland to put down the demonstrations. Foreign correspodents were curious as to just what the Poles would do if they were invaded. They asked, "What will you do if the East Germans invade from the West and the Soviets invade from the East? Who will you fight first?" To which the Poles replied, "Why, we will fight the Germans first. Business before pleasure." -- Russell Spence ihnp4!ihuxi!russ AT&T Technologies Naperville, IL