Back in the USSR
In the days of state control, a Russian man saved and saved and saved until he finally had enough money to buy a car.
He took the bus to the state car agency to arrange the purchase.
After an hour of filling in paperwork, he handed over the money and asked when he could pick it up.
The agent looked at a book and replied "exactly one year from today."
The man thought for a minute and asked "morning or afternoon"?
The agent, surprised, said "morning or afternoon! It'…