A man went into a Soviet car dealership to purchase a Lada. As part of the procedure, he went from bureaucrat to bureaucrat, each bureaucrat making sure the customer had the money and his paperwork was correctly filled out. He reached the last station. The person behind the desk stamped his paperwork, and said, "Congratulations, Comrade! Your paperwork is complete. Come back in seven years to pick up your new car." The man replied, "Which day of the week?" The bureaucrat snapped back at him, "You have to wait seven years and you want to know what day of the week??!!" "Yes", the man said. "The plumber is coming on Tuesday".