Anecdote

Humor and satire have always been a mean of showing popular will that cannot be normally expressed. In Soviet period there were many anecdotes and jokes about the Communist party leaders and various public figures and Turkmens also use this way of saying their opinion through political anecdotes that are traditionally told among close friends or within a family. It should be a mistake if not to post some of these masterpieces online so future generations will find use of it to understand conditions their ancestors lived in. There are many jokes, but I will post most memorable and most expressive. I apologize for the foul language beforehand.

 

So a number of Turkmens got a job at organization N as manuals, and before starting work the boss says that they will be paid 100 manats at the end of the month. The employees agree.

In the middle of the month boss announces that their pay was reduced and they will be paid only 50 manats at the end of the month. The employees, who had already worked a half of the month, agreed in order to receive something for their labor.

At the end of the month when the workers visit their boss to get salary, he announces that they won't be paid anything for this month. Workmen agreed, hoping that next month conditions would improve and they will be paid.

After another month of free labor, boss declares that all workers should pay fee to the organization N in order to be employed at it. Workmen agreed with that too, hoping that in future this would change.

Next month the boss gathers all workmen at a meeting and announces that according to a new rule one security guard will be placed at the entrance door of the organization. His function will be to fuck all employees before they can enter the building and start to work. The workmen glanced at each other and had nothing but to agree.

Next month boss of the organization holds another meeting with all workers. During it he sees the miserable faces of his workers and asks about how are they doing. One of the employees stands up and says: "Everything is great. But could you, please, increase the number of guards at the entrance door so we can get to our work faster without having to wait in a line".