Three men, an Italian, a Jew, and a Pole, are sentenced to
spend
15 years in solitary confinement. The judge, feeling
sorry for
the men, decides to allow each to take with him whatever he
wants. The Italian says, "I'd like to take a woman with
me."
The judge reluctantly agrees, and the Italian takes his
wife and
heads off to solitary. The Jew says, "I'd like to take a
telephone with me." The judge agrees, and off goes the
Jew with
his telephone. The Pole pulls out a hand-held calculator
and
furiously punches the buttons for a few minutes. He then
announces, "I'd like to take 3,000 cartons of cigarettes
with
me." The judge agrees, and off goes the Pole with his
cigarettes.
After 15 years they open the Italian's cell, and out comes
the
Italian with his wife and 15 children: "It wasn't so
bad...."
The Jew emerges and announces he is now a multimillionaire,
having set up a successful business by telephone. The
Pole then
comes out, trembling like a leaf, and says, "Anybody got a
match?"