Erich Mielke - East German Jokes About Mielke

East German Jokes About Mielke

  • Honecker and Mielke are discussing their hobbies.
    Honecker: "I collect all the jokes about me that are in circulation."
    Mielke: "Then we have almost the same hobby. I collect the ones who put them there."

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