Seeing Color

I already shared this old Soviet joke but the previous post makes it newly relevant.

An American spy trained for five grueling years to be deployed with a covert mission to the USSR. He learned the language to perfection, studied how people dress, walk, move. Finally, he’s ready for the mission. He crosses into the USSR and finds his way to a tiny Ukrainian village. An old grandma is walking along the street.

“Good morning, babcia,” addresses her the spy in perfect Ukrainian.

“Good morning to you, too, American spy,” says the babcia.

“But how? How did you know I was an American spy??” asks the stunned American spy.

“Because you are a Negro, son,” explains the babcia.

4 responses to “Seeing Color”

  1. gloriousb192eeae96 Avatar
    gloriousb192eeae96

    ““Because you are a Negro, son,” explains the babcia.

    “And you haven’t procreated a Pushkin, yet!” babcia said, continuing her walk.

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    1. Clarissa Avatar

      😆😆😆

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  2. Stringer Bell Avatar
    Stringer Bell

    Calls for the next James Bond to be black remind me of this joke lol.

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  3. PaulS Avatar
    PaulS

    One of the most memorable things about the Soviet Ukraine for the ANC was having white grandmas as maids.

    https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep20953.5?seq=2

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