source https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DS19590924.2.13&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- TIL that during Khrushchev’s 1959 visit to the Mesla Machine Company steel plant in Pittsburgh, a worker named Kenneth Jackey handed him a cigar. Khrushchev didn’t smoke and in return, gave Jackey his wristwatch. Later, Jackey had the watch appraised for insurance and was told it was worth only $14.

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[–] 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs@hexbear.net 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It's listed for $104 on Zazzle

[–] blobjim@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago

corn-man-khrush Oh, would you look at the time!

[–] alexei_1917@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

That's funny, actually. I'd wear something like that, if I actually liked Khrushchev enough to make the jokes that go with it. Or if it was the end of the Cold War and jokes about him were still topical.