The Lifesaver
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  There was a mine in a small town that completely collapsed. One of the
engineers who miraculously survived the disaster went into the local
watering hole. The bar was empty except for one lonely soul at the other
end of the bar. "Hey bartender" said the Engineer, "I'll have a beer and
pour another one for my friend down at the end there." The bartender
responded, "I'm sorry sir but that guy's a commie and we don't serve his
kind around here."
  "Well, you'd better because if it weren't for that guy, I wouldn't be
here. You remember that mine that caved in, well I was in that mine and
so was that guy. When the last of us were escaping, he held the roof of
the mine up with his head! So get him a beer and if you don't believe
me, look at the top of his head and you'll see that it's flat from holding
the roof up." The bartender skeptically served the commie his beer and
then came back to talk to the Engineer: "I saw the flat spot on his head
but I also couldn't help noticing the bruising under his chin. What is
that all about?" the Engineer responded: "Oh...that's where we put the
jack."