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Soviet Russia. A man tries to join the Communist Party. 'I don't think you'll accept me due to my family history. My grandmother used to be a pirate, you see.' 'Oh no, nothing to worry about here, comrade. Pirates were basically proto-bolsheviks, they redistributed wealth of the rich to the poor and often fought servants of the oppressive regime. It's actually a huge plus.' 'Well, there's another small issue. My grandfather was Jewish.' 'Was he really? You must know that in our Soviet country all nationalities are equal and this will have absolutely no bearing on our decision. But the fact that your grandma was a pirate is a bit problematic.'