A man came to Lubyanka and said:
- I'm a spy and I want to surrender.
- Who's spy are you?
- I'm an American spy.
- Well, then you ought to go to room #5.
So he went to room #5 and said:
- I'm an American spy and I want to surrender.
- Do you have any firearms?
- Yes, I do.
- Then you have to go to room #7.
He came to room #7 and said:
- I'm an American spy, I want to surrender and I have a weapon.
- Go to room #10.
He came to room #10 and said:
- I'm a spy, I want to surrender and I have a weapon.
- Do you have a communication device?
- Yes, I do.
- Then go to room #20.
He comes to room #20 and says:
- I'm a spy, I want to surrender, I have a weapon and a communication device.
- Do you have an assignment?
- Yes.
- Well, then go and do it - don't interrupt people's work!
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The Lubyanka (Cyrillic: Лубянка) is the popular name for the headquarters of the KGB and affiliated prison on Lubyanka Square in Moscow.

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