Is like a day without:

-Dementia?

-A satisfactory bowel movement?

- ................?

Without: roughly equivalent to having dinner and drinks with Hillary...

Brice, I love you too!

There! There! You see what I mean?

Following Vashper, always helps me understand me how Vlad Poutine manages to run the country.

Grizz

See! Grizzly get's it.

If you talk about how to be an "ugly American" to a guest on a web-site which isn't even yours, I think far too many get it.

You can teach Vashper to think like a Yank only be making that desirable to him...and then setting good examples for him to follow.

I enjoy Vashpers' posts here. An entirely different window on life.

Rich

I certainly hope I am not being misunderstood. I greatly value Vashper's contributions, and intend nothing but respect for him.
Brice

Keep them coming, Vashper. Humor may well be the universal language. Of course some of us may need some interpretation, but I say "bring it on."

Не делайте вашу претенциозную женщину

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Не делайте вашу претенциозную женщину

? It means literally "Ne faites pas de votre pompeuse femme"


I do not mind even crude jokes, especially that usually can't understand them . Google translator does not always helps American language is far removed from the English prototype, which is familiar to us in the course of the BBC. I admit - sometimes I even consulted a friend, twenty years living in England - but he some American idioms does not understand. Humor is a little different and also on the form. For example, an anecdote about a cowboy, his horse and dog at the gates of Paradise - in the Russian version is shorter than three times. By the way, Alberta spoke about "teach him how to think like a Yankee" - even if it were possible, I like how Texans think.

Vashper, I don't give a crap what some guys say. You post some funny stuff! To most Americans, Slavic languages are like Yoda talking. No problem here. Coming, you can keep them.

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Originally posted by vashper:
Alberta spoke about "teach him how to think like a Yankee" - even if it were possible, I like how Texans think.

I like your humor just the way it is, Vashper. I do not believe you should have to think like a Yankee. I was just pointing out that if the Yanks want you to "think" like a Yankee, so your humor is more easily understood by them, they cannot do that by taking cheap or nasty shots at you on the internet.

They have to be fgriendly to you, take the time to figure out what you're saying, and then explain to you how it would be said in American versions of English.

As for myself, I have no trouble "getting" your humour, and very much enjoy it. Keep at it, please.

Damn! I just love this place!

Where else can a East Texas Redneck get told jokes by a Roosky!

You keep them comming Vashper, my friend. ( Hell I never even thought I'd have a Russian friend)

All bullshit aside.......... AR has done a great deal to broaden my Horizons. It is wonderful to get to converse with and learn from people all over the globe.

Thanks all of you!

Now....er....um.....carry on!


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Should notice, that are actually on this forum is extremely friendly atmosphere. I have something to compare. In many forums, there is a struggle egos, they are the arena of self-affirmation (Russians suffer from this sin), somewhere swear, apparently, simply due process. One day I just burned with shame when told one Mosin rifles lover to visit a Russian guns forum. There he became a target of aggression, and it is especially strange - by emigres living somewhere on the North American continent.
Some forums are under purposeful action, to promote someone's commercial or even political interests. There are hundreds of companies on the Internet on the creation of positive or negative images. And, it seems, the introduction of hatred between peoples is one of such purposes, though I don't know who would have such a goal to pursue. But keep in mind - You may be hurt just because you're American. And who will do it - a fool or a professional provocateur - never know. The best Russian writer Viktor Pelevin in his last novel depicted a world in which the same people provoke war and lead them, combining the functions of the journalists and combat pilots.

On this forum, thank God it didn't. At least in non-political topics. I understand that aggressiveness in my address is not caused by my personality but is the result of decades of propaganda. We are all susceptible to propaganda, although self-esteem prevents admit it. And I too. But propaganda was inevitable, because the image of the enemy was necessary.

I feel a little easier to understand the other side: thanks to Hollywood the world knows something about Americans . Oh and I read a little in English
And because here is humour, here my friends and relatives of my dog:

My father, rest his soul, said back in the fifties that TV would bring the end of communism and the Soviets. When they see our supermarkets, he said, it'll be all over.

My personality is very non-confrontational. I'm a believer in social and commercial intercourse being important to developing friendly international relations. Even this small interchange on AR counts, and I'm kinda proud I thought of "A Day Without Vashper".

Brice

good picture, Vashper. It could have been taken at any number of camps I've been in. My dogs, of course, were better looking.

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Originally posted by wasbeeman:
My dogs, of course, were better looking.

And they can keep the cookies on the nose to the command to "Take"?

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Originally posted by Brice:
My father, rest his soul, said back in the fifties that TV would bring the end of communism and the Soviets. When they see our supermarkets, he said, it'll be all over.

Brice

Yes, changes have occurred partly because of this. Although television American family four times richer real American family
But now we also have supermarkets with Chinese commodities
Russia isn't communist country. It has twenty years of living in a completely wild capitalism. "What's good for Gazprom is good for the country". What welfare? What school buses? America compared with us - island of socialism. The only trouble is that Russian capitalism absolutely nothing to boast of, well except for Chinese goods. But that is another story, let's speak about humor.

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Originally posted by vashper:

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Originally posted by wasbeeman:
My dogs, of course, were better looking.

And they can keep the cookies on the nose to the command to "Take"?

I never tried to teach my dogs "tricks". I was more concerned with their ability to get up early, start the fire, and make coffee before I got up.

Wasbeeman- after a little Vodka, it's amazing what a Dog can do.......

At the end of the day, we all want something we can laugh about; humor is way better than criticism.

+ 1 on Vashper's comments about the AR forum. Disagreement might occur, but confrontation for its own sake seems rare.

Hey Vashper, is that a russian "babe" standing in the middle? We always had a camp "cook" at our hunts also.

It is difficult to determine exactly - I even thought that it was me, I also have those pants (this is an old army uniforms). But rather, it is someone from the team of Tambov. Indeed, they are famous for their culinary skills. For example, woodcocks (Sorry! Pheasants!), (slightly fried with butter) and stewed in canned pineapples (pineapples should pour out on the frying pan together with syrup). In our team we also has specialists, for example one guy specializes in cutting and friing meat. His signature dish is fried liver, it turns out to be really tasty. By profession he is the expert pathologist.

With regard to the baby , of course, we go with our wives. I personally, however, against women on the hunt. Woman shot my dog. And men actually cook better — do you know the woman-chef?

For a little insight to this insidious Russian check out his Dec. 2nd contribution to the ARCats forum. I believe he could re-start the Cold War, at least between cat lovers and the rest of the world.

Looked at it...thought it was cute.