The Siberian Coal Miner and the Wheelbarrow

Back in Soviet Russia there was a man working in a Siberian coal mine.

Every Friday he would take a wheelbarrow full of dirt home and the security guard would stop him, make him dump out the dirt and sift through it searching for coal or other stolen valuables.

The security guard never found anything so he’d let the man reload the dirt and go home.

This went on for 25 years until the man was finally allowed to retire.

On his last day the security guard said, “I know you’ve been smuggling something out of here all of these years. Please, just tell me what it was.”

The man replied with a sly wink, “Wheelbarrows.”

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Love is patient, Love is kind; it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

Love is patient, Love is kind; it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. But if you don’t give Love *some* kind of shout-out during your nuptials, it gets pretty tweaked, and might do something unspeakable to your punch at the reception. Jus’ sayin’.

Posted: May 18, 2026 (4 months ago)
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