A newlywed couple was traveling to Russia shortly after the end of the Cold
War. In their room at an old, classic hotel near the Red Square, the wife
commented, "Do you think that this room might be bugged?"
"I doubt it," the husband replied, "I'll check just to be
sure."
He inspected the walls, the phone, the furniture, and vases. He didn't
find a thing. As he walked across the room, he noticed a lump under the
rug. He pulled it out and saw a metal plate. To be safe, he took out
the screws, and the couple went to bed.
"Did you sleep well," asked the desk clerk as the couple was
checking out of the hotel.
"Just great," they replied.
"Thank goodness. People in the room below yours had only bad
things to say,"
"How's that," the couple inquired.
"The chandelier fell on them during the middle of the night."
