Thread: говорить по тарелке/по тарелкам

I found these expressions in the book Шендевры by Виктор Шендерович (Москва, 2003) - what do they mean?! I undrestand that it is some kind of word game, as there is the variation по тарелке/по тарелкам, but...

Here`s the context for you:

Консультант: Понял, Андрюша, собери мозги в кучку. Президента зовут Владимир Владимирович. Завтра он будет говорить с тобой по тарелке.
Мальчик: По тарелкам не говорить.

Thanks for any help! :P

Понял, Андрюша, собери мозги в кучку. Президента зовут Владимир Владимирович. Завтра он будет говорить с тобой по тарелке.

Тарелка is a slang word for special kind of antenna (shaped like a plate). Therefore говорить по тарелке in your case means speak using antenna. That's my guess

"Satellite dish" is in english as well.

So would an acceptable translation would be:
Tomorrow he will talk to you by the dish (ie satellite dish)
boy: you can't talk by dishes!

?

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

So would an acceptable translation would be:
Tomorrow he will talk to you by the dish (ie satellite dish)
boy: you can't talk by dishes!

Looks good to me.