Russian couple were walking down the street in Moscow one night,when the man felt a drop hit his nose. I think it's raining, he saidto his wife.

No, that felt more like snow to me, she replied.

No, I'm sure it was just rain he said. We, as these things go, they wereabout to have a major argument about whether it was raining orsnowing. Just then they saw a Communist Party official walking towardsthem.

Let's not fight about it, the husband said, let's ask ComradeRudolph whether it's officially raining or snowing. As the officialapproached, the man said, Tell us, Comrade Rudolph, is it officialraining or snowing?

It's raining, of course, he replied, and walked on.

But the woman insisted, I know that felt like snow!

To which the man quietly replied: Rudolph the Red knows rain dear.