Hungarian Heritage Review, 1986 (15. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1986-02-01 / 2. szám
FEBRUARY 1986 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW 5 pear-loving, game bird as a Christmas present the wrong way. Thirty days in jail and a fine of $250 are the “dire consequences”. But wait till you hear the rest of this awesome story: Even though the Hungarian Partridge no longer roams the wilds of Ohio, it is illegal to hunt them. Consequently, they can be bought only from such licensed dealers as Steve Klan of Maynard, who says that his birds “have a lot of personality”. But let’s say you buy one for about $35. That is not quite enough. You will have to buy it a small pear tree to keep the bird happy. Trouble is, you will have to import such a tree from Santiago, Chile, at a cost of about $700. So, when we’re talking about the Hungarian Partridge, we’re talking about an expensive bird. What Juan Soto, the Chilean exporter of the right kind of pear trees for the Hungarian Partridge, has to say about it all is that “I think this whole idea is preposterous. But I would expect these kind of crazy things from Americans.” Anybody in the market for a Hungarian Partridge? NEW YORK, N.Y. — “Dear Abby”, the famous advice-giver, gets thousands of letters from people with troubles. Among them, she also gets some real corkers. Here’s one of them: Dear Abby: A friend gave me these definitions of the various forms of government, and I thought you might want to share them with your readers: COMMUNISM: You have two cows. The government takes both of them and gives you part of the milk. SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor. FASCISM: You have two cows. The government takes both cows and sells you the milk. NAZISM: You have two cows. The government takes both of them and shoots you. BUREAUCRACY: You have two cows. The government takes both of them shoots one, milks the other, then pours the milk down the drain. CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one of them and buy a bull. Abby, what happens in a democracy? —Mrs. J. McC. Dear Mrs. McC: In a democracy, everyone has two cows, then a vote is taken and whatever the majority decides to do, you do, and that's no bull! |2Cumor Corner “My fellow Hungarians! I want you to know that this man means a great deal to us! Because if he didn’t make America, we would have no place to escape to!” IN VINO VERITAS Hungarians in America Anthony Lepre ‘Tibor! How come they have no hurka?”
