Normal Is Making a Comeback

Hey,
Years ago, when Boris Yeltsen was still president of Russia, he was asked by a reporter if he could summarize the state of the Russian economy in “one word.”
Yeltsen thought for a moment, and then said, “Good.”
People chuckled. The reporter asked a follow-up: “Perhaps Mr. President you could expand on that? Could you use two words?”
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