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by ohlookabird 1855 days ago
That's a somewhat common joke in East Germany as well (at least it was in the 80s and 90s). Typically it is a buyer from West Germany though.
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Toilet paper in the eastern block always was 2 layer, cause one copy of every shit goes to moscow.
Results for international tonsil-removal competition: USA 2 minutes, France 1 minute, East Germany 10 hours. (You see in East Germany you can’t open your mouth so they had to go in the other way)
Toilet paper in the eastern block always was rough, to make even the last ass get red.