An old Soviet joke
Stalin invited General Zhukov into his office for a conference, and yells at him for 2 hours regarding the war’s slow progress.
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As Zhukov steps out of the office, he mutters under his breath, “that damn mustachioed son of bitch!”
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Unfortunately, he is overheard by Stalin’s secretary, who immediately sees an opportunity and runs inside Stalin’s office to inform him of Zhukov’s offense. Stalin calls Zhukov back in and says “Comrade General…to whom were you referring when you said ‘that damned mustachioed son of a bitch’?”
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Zhukov straightens and says, “why, I was referring to Hitler, Comrade Stalin.”
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“I see,” says Stalin and turns to the secretary. “And who did you believe it was, Comrade Secretary?”