Three men, an Italian, a Jew, and a Pole, are sentenced to spend
15 years in solitary confinement. The judge, feeling sorry for
the men, decides to allow each to take with him whatever he
wants. The Italian says, Id like to take a woman with me.
The judge reluctantly agrees, and the Italian takes his wife and
heads off to solitary. The Jew says, Id like to take a
telephone with me. The judge agrees, and off goes the Jew with
his telephone. The Pole pulls out a hand-held calculator and
furiously punches the buttons for a few minutes. He then
announces, Id like to take 3,000 cartons of cigarettes with
me. The judge agrees, and off goes the Pole with his
cigarettes.

After 15 years they open the Italians cell, and out comes the
Italian with his wife and 15 children: It wasnt so bad….
The Jew emerges and announces he is now a multimillionaire,
having set up a successful business by telephone. The Pole then
comes out, trembling like a leaf, and says, Anybody got a
match?