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Subject: Mexican (as in "invented and told by Mexicans") joke
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Date: Thu, 3-Nov-83 18:14:27 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  3 18:14:27 1983
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I saw this one in the San Jose Mercury (before it became the Mercury News)
a few years ago.  This was when Brezhnev (sp?) was still alive, Jose' Lopez-
Portillo was still el Presidente, and the Mexican economy was in real deep
yogurt.  This joke was made up by Mexicans and was at the time reportedly 
one of the more popular jokes then making the rounds:

	It seems that Reagan, Lopez-Portillo and Brezhnev all died at the
	same time and arrived at the Pearly Gates.  For some strange reason,
	they were all admitted to heaven (let's say it was to keep the joke
	going) and St. Peter told them that they were each allowed to ask
	God one question.  So, Comrade Leonid went first and asked the Lord,
	"How long will the communist way of life continue?"  To which God
	answered, "Five hundred years."
	"So little time," said Brezhnev, and wept.

	Next came Ronnie, who asked (predictably) "How long will the American
	capitalist way of life endure?"  Again the Lord replied, "Five
	hundred years."
	"So little time," said Reagan, and wept.

	Finally, Lopez-Portillo asked his question.  "How long will it be until
	Mexico conquers its problems of graft and corruption in government?"

	The Lord wept.