It is excellent idea to translate anecdotes from Russian to English. Probably due to the difference of cultures foreign people will not find them funny, yet it is a good practice anyhow. Yesterday I collected my photos for visa from the photoshop. Whatching my own pictures I was absolutely disappointed; I looked like somebody else. In a word, it was difficult to call those photos perfect. That time I suddenly remembered my favorite anecdote about Rhinoceros and Monkey.
Rhinoceros, looking at his own reflection in a mirror, said: I will never believe that there are such a awful, abominable, disgusting creatures in the world. Monkey that was standing behind him replied: O'kay Phinny, I have two bad news for you. First of all, suah a terrible, horrible, ugly creatures exactly exist in the world. What worse, you are definetely one of them.
:)