Old Soviet joke:

• Man waits in line at butcher for weekly allotment of food
• After many hours he reaches the front and asks for beef.
• Comrade we’ve no beef left.
• He then asks for chicken
• Comrade we’ve no chicken.
• He then asks for pork.
• Comrade we’ve no pork.
• Exasperated he says: Well if you’ve no beef, pork, or chicken, surely you’ve no fish!
• Comrade this is a butcher shop. The fish market is across the street. That is where they have no fish.