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Parent's 'socialist family' joke about kids' chores goes viral

Original: "I decided we should be a socialist family, so I gave all my kids jobs that I thought they could handle and the same amo

A parent's joke about running the household 'socialist' is making people laugh online: all the children were given jobs they could handle and the same amount of pocket money, until — the punchline goes — the CIA 'murdered' the parent and installed a puppet mum. The gag riffs on Cold War history, drawing amused reactions for its absurd twist on family politics.

Why now: The joke's clever political satire about family life and US-backed coups is being shared because it made people laugh.

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• "I decided we should be a socialist family, so I gave all my kids jobs that I thought they could handle and the same amount of pocket money each. And then the CIA murdered me and installed a puppet mum." (I just heard this joke and had to share it because it made me laugh so… · KatyElphinstone@mas.to · 6

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