[1997.jul.21] > A political activist named Dave was just arriving in Hell, and was > told he had a choice to make. He could go to Capitalist Hell or to > Communist Hell. > > Naturally, Dave wanted to compare the two, so he wandered over to > Capitalist Hell. There outside the door was Rockerfeller, looking > bored. > "What's it like in there?" asked Dave. "Well," he replied , "In > Capitalist Hell, they flay you alive, boil you in oil, chain you to a > rock and let a vulture tear your liver out, and cut you up into small > pieces with sharp knives." > > "That's terrible!!" gasped Dave. "I'm going to check out Communist > Hell!" He went over to Communist Hell, where he discovered a huge line > > of people waiting to get in; the line circled around the lobby seven > times before receding off into the horizon. Dave pushed his way > through > to the head of the line, where he found Karl Marx busily signing > people > in. Dave asked Karl what Communist Hell was like. > > "In Communist Hell," said Marx impatiently, "they flay you alive, boil > > you in oil, chain you to a rock and let vultures tear out your liver, > and cut you up into small pieces with sharp knives." > > "But ... but that's the same as Capitalist Hell!" protested Dave. > > "True," sighed Marx, "but sometimes we don't have oil, sometimes we > don't have knives ..." >