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Politics : The Left Wing Porch -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Poet who wrote (203)	12/7/2000 4:06:32 AM
From: techguerrilla	Respond to of 6089

Morning! "To the stars" Cuban joke . . . . as I prepare for the Christmas Qualcomm rally in Havana. As you all know, when I go to Cuba, Qualcomm rallies. I haven't been there for a while. OK! The joke . . . . Back in the early 60's, three guys (an American, a Soviet, and a Cuban) were sitting in a Manhattan bar. The Irish bartender said to the American, "So what do you think of this new Irish president, JFK?" The American responded, "He's so cool. He says we're going to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade." The Soviet interruped by immediately defending his country. "Khrushchev is just getting our space program into gear. We've already sent up Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin. Khrushchev recently announced to the Central Committee plans to put a man on Mars by the end of the 70's." The American and the Irish bartender guffawed. "No way," they said in unison. But the Cuban calmly gathered his breath. Sitting back, he said, "Our new leader, Fidel Castro, recently announced that our economy may take a number of years to gather strength. But we are going to develop a space program as well. It may take a while. Maybe even to the turn of the century. But Castro claims that by then we are going to put a man on the Sun." Everyone present went into apoplexy. The American regained his composure first and said, "You can't put a man on the Sun. He'll burn up!" The Cuban sneered, matter of factly responding, "No! Castro says we're going to go at night." Thank God, Fidel is not in charge of the pending Cuban Christmas Qualcomm rally. "To the stars, baby!" Stay tuned, /john