Leonid Brezhnev addresses local workers ^[[ ^This ^is ^an ^old ^Soviet ^joke. ^Brezhnev ^ruled ^from ^1964-1982, ^during ^which ^there ^were ^chronic ^shortages ^of ^everything ^]] Brezhnev begins his speech. *""Comrades, the State Planning Committee tells me that in a year, we'll run out of meat.""* *""We'll work 12 hours a day!"",* shouts a worker at the back. Brezhnev nods approvingly and continues, *""Comrades, the Committee tells me that in 6 months, we'll run out of flour.""* *""We'll work 16 hours a day!""*, the same worker shouts. Brezhnev thanks him and continues, *""Comrades, the Committee tells me that in 3 months, we'll run out of water.""* *""We'll work day and night!""*, the worker roars. Brezhnev is reduced to tears. *""Thank you for your dedication to the cause Comrade. But tell me, where do you work?""* *""At the morgue.""*