Thread: Анекдоты, шутки, шуточные стишки, истории - смешные или не очень

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- Алина, что тебе подарить на 8 марта?
- Крым.

Originally Posted by Lampada

- Алина, что тебе подарить на 8 марта?
- Крым.

BWAH-HA! Okay, that one is definitely worth sharing in English, too (although some Americans may not immediately recognize the name of Putin's trophy-wife.)

Originally Posted by Throbert McGee

although some Americans may not immediately recognize the name of Putin's trophy-wife.

Do Americans know what «8 марта» is?

Originally Posted by Soft sign

Do Americans know what «8 марта» is?

If you mean the International Women's day, its only "International" in countries where there is, or has been a bit of socialism at some point....
So, not the USA.... Not the UK where it's completely unknown.
And in many of the European countries that celebrate it, it's mostly political (pro feminist issues).

Personally, all the celebration I've ever done on 8 March is receive flowers in school, and go to a women's film festival.
I don't think anyone that matters pays any attention to these manifestations. Equal pay is not going to happen because you have a march for it.... Also I don't believe in some of the extreme/radical feminism and lesbian issues that have entered these celebrations recently.

Random poster to march for equal pay, equal working conditions and other feminist issues....







I think Mother's Day and St Valentine's Day fills the same function as Russian 8 Mars in the English speaking world. And Valentine's day is becoming fashionable around Europe too... Feminist struggle and demonstrations are not very romantic.....
Mother's day is at different days in different countries.

Originally Posted by Lampada

- Алина, что тебе подарить на 8 марта?
- Крым.

Я сегодня услышал вариант, в котором Алина написала смс-ку, что она хочет крем на 8-е марта, но сделала опечатку.

Originally Posted by Crocodile

что она хочет крем на 8-е марта

Does крем here mean some kind of expensive cosmetic for the face, or some kind of expensive French dessert?

Originally Posted by Throbert McGee

Does крем here mean some kind of expensive cosmetic for the face, or some kind of expensive French dessert?

Most probably a cosmetic, because food крем is not a dessert by itself but merely a dessert compound. Actually face/hand/body cosmetic cream (either cheap or expensive) is a common (even somewhat trivial) 8-th March gift to a woman.

Originally Posted by it-ogo

Most probably a cosmetic, because food крем is not a dessert by itself but merely a dessert compound.

Aha, thanks. I thought perhaps it might be a shortened synonym for "крем-брюле". Although, like cosmetic cream, this dessert is not necessarily expensive -- you'll pay a bit more if it's called crème brûlée in a French restaurant, a bit less if it's called flan (de leche) in a Mexican restaurant, although the recipes can be nearly identical -- and it wouldn't be THE gift that a woman would expect from her boyfriend or husband on 8 March (or on 14 February, in the US).

Cosmetic cream is the sort of thing that American children might buy from their pooled pocket-money as a Mother's Day gift for mom -- while dad buys something a bit more expensive and romantic for the mother of his children. (Though generally not as expensive/romantic as her gifts on Valentine's Day, or her birthday!)

Originally Posted by Crocodile

Я сегодня услышал вариант, в котором Алина написала смс-ку, что она хочет крем на 8-е марта, но сделала опечатку.

Есть ещё продолжение:

Алина (размышляет): «Нужна ещё коляска… Боюсь даже просить».