I don't know where I picked this story up, but it seems appropriate for livejournal

[blue_lotus13]

There were once two Russian scientists who began writing letters to one another. One scientist wrote the other to ask a scientific question and the other scientist responded. Eventually they began to write elaborate letters to each other. They began to talk about their families, their hopes, and their fears, all through the letters.
Finally, they decided they would actually meet in person.
When they finally met, they shook hands. Then they sat down in two chairs, one right beside the other, and began to compose letters...