Tangent of the day: A buddy of mine in high school visited the Soviet Union ca. 1987. Levis (jeans in general) were such a hot commodity on the black market th

Tangent of the day: A buddy of mine in high school visited the Soviet Union ca. 1987. Levis (jeans in general) were such a hot commodity on the black market there, that the number of pairs of jeans in his luggage was written on his entry stamp in his passport, and when he exited the country, he had to have the same number of jeans.