Through some cosmic fluke, Reagan, Sonia Gandhi, and
Gorbachev all died on the same day. Off they went to
the gates of Heaven. Peter, seeing that these were all
VIPs, sent them straight off to the Almighty.
God, sitting on his throne, called up Reagan.
"Ronald, my son, what have you to say for yourself?"
"I tried to improve the US economy," replied Reagan,
"and I did my best to benefit the nation."
"Very well, my son, come up and sit beside me at my
right hand."
And so Reagan sat at his right.
God then called up Gorbachev.
"Mikhail, my son, what have you to say for yourself?"
"I tried to make Soviet society more open," replied
Gorbachev, "and I did my best to improve the Soviet
economy."
"Very well, my son, come up and sit beside me at my
left hand."
And so Gorbachev sat at his left.
God then called up Sonia.
"Sonia, my daughter, what have you to say for
yourself?"
"Only two things," replied Sonia. "First of all,
I'm not your daughter. Secondly, get out of my chair!"
Gorbachev all died on the same day. Off they went to
the gates of Heaven. Peter, seeing that these were all
VIPs, sent them straight off to the Almighty.
God, sitting on his throne, called up Reagan.
"Ronald, my son, what have you to say for yourself?"
"I tried to improve the US economy," replied Reagan,
"and I did my best to benefit the nation."
"Very well, my son, come up and sit beside me at my
right hand."
And so Reagan sat at his right.
God then called up Gorbachev.
"Mikhail, my son, what have you to say for yourself?"
"I tried to make Soviet society more open," replied
Gorbachev, "and I did my best to improve the Soviet
economy."
"Very well, my son, come up and sit beside me at my
left hand."
And so Gorbachev sat at his left.
God then called up Sonia.
"Sonia, my daughter, what have you to say for
yourself?"
"Only two things," replied Sonia. "First of all,
I'm not your daughter. Secondly, get out of my chair!"