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Americans think Soviets are so grim. I want them to see that they can smile.
Yakov Smirnoff
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Yakov Smirnoff
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: January 24
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Yakov Naumovich Pokhis
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A Russian Reversal quote on Uncyclopedia's Soviet Union article? How original.
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We may have forgotten how to feel. Nobody is teaching us how to live happily ever after, as we've heard in fairy tales.
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In America, you drive car. In Soviet Russia, car drive you!
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I came to America to make it my home, and I did.
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The reason gas prices are so high is because the oil is in Texas and Oklahoma and all the dipsticks are in Washington.
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I was a comedian in Russia, and I worked on the cruise ships there. I met a lot of Americans, and they were laughing even though I didn't speak their language.
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