Posted by Franz Huber
Now, this story relates to the period prior to 1991 when Latvia became an independent republic:
A Latvian and an American argue with each other about freedom.  The American states "I can stand in front of the White House and shout at the top of my lungs GEORGE BUSH IS AN IDIOT!!, and nothing will happen to me.  The Latvian states, well, I can stand in front of the Kremlin in Moscow and shout at the top of my lungs GEORGE BUSH IS AN IDIOT!!, and nothing will happen to me either!
 
The location of your  mailbox shows you how far away from your house you can be in  a dressing  gown before you start  looking like a mental patient