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Originally Posted by Lampada
Hmmm, "БАБОКАЧ" -- напоминает название какого-то насекомого, которого Алиса нашла в Зазеркалье! Странное существо с крыльями бабочки, и головкой итальянского поэта Боккаччо!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lampada
Ну какой же ты всезнайка! Всегда помнишь всё подробности? :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Throbert McGee
Я просто подумала, что они расположили предметы неправильно и должно быть "бабочка".
А ты понял, почему ито-го там поместил картинку культуриста? Таких накачанных называют "качок".
Вероятно, он (Throbert McGee) не понял.
Бабокач = баба + качок (woman + body-builder)
Футбол = ногомяч :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-sdO6pwVHQ
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You're right, Paul -- I didn't understand the joke in it-ogo's photo! So "Babochka" + "Boccaccio" was the only joke I could think of... (And I hadn't seen it-ogo's post yet when I posted that.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul G.
PS. And, by the way, I tend to be an obsessive fan of the Alice books -- so anything and everything will remind me of some scene or other from the stories.
40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World
10. Global Internet Usage Based on Time of Day
http://twistedsifter.files.wordpress...e-of-day_2.gif
If I remember, this clip came immediately after Homer saw this stand-up comic on TV (couldn't find a better version on YouTube -- sorry about the low quality):Quote:
Originally Posted by Lampada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTsbsULG3VA
Presumably, after the "black drivers and white drivers" joke, the guy continued with "And what's up with those little tiny bags of pretzels they give you on airplanes? Am I right, people?" -- followed by "See, women are different than men..."
I really liked this one:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lampada
Chinese Map Of Europe, Literally Translated
http://twistedsifter.files.wordpress...inese-name.jpg
You can find a more detailed explanation by the map's creator here. Basically, the Chinese try to find characters that correspond phonetically with the foreign country's name -- but Chinese characters aren't "lexically neutral", and represent both sounds and concepts.
For example, "Ireland" becomes phonetically ai er lan, which is written 爱尔兰 -- and these characters literally mean "любите вашу орхидею"!
PS The map doesn't have a "funny" name for Russia, but from Google, it appears that the official Chinese name for "Russia" is luó sī, which could possibly be translated as сетка внезапно. But another traditional name for Russia is hu guo, meaning голодная земля.
is it 'gym rat' in English? And is 'rat' often used in phrases like this one? it looks as if this one has a positive meaning (a person who spends a lot of time in a gym).Quote:
Originally Posted by Lampada
"On the first day that the healthcare exchanges were open, Bill Maher sent documentary filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, daughter of Nancy, out on the streets of New York to learn what citizens know about the law. The answer, not surprisingly, is “not very much.”
One man complained that Obama shouldn’t have been so vain as to name the law after himself.
Another wondered why Muslims were exempt from Obamacare, and he was followed by a montage of Fox News-watching men very worried about death panels.
A woman expressed deep concern over the computer chips she believes the government wants to implant “under her skin.” “It’s like ‘this big,’” she said, indicating about an inch. “You’re going to go the doctors and they’re going to scan it like a credit card.”
When Pelosi expressed disbelief, the woman responded, “I don’t know how you don’t know about it. It’s in all the news.” "
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdipSfU66R0
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/10/0...-as-knowledge/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx2scvIFGjE
Obamacare vs. The Affordable Care Act
http://youtu.be/nzwid7jeqiE
Мужик с зажигалкой - молодец, только теперь у него печень выклюют.
http://31.media.tumblr.com/3e35e6a4d...z2do1_1280.jpg
Племянник нарисовал свою собаку.
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Великий и могучий русский язык:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kh2KUrbjbk
(инструктор по вождению танков объясняет особенности управления)
Heh! An international favorite. Here's an antique version in English:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dmitry Khomitchuk
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Sometimes, it's called a "mule barometer" or simply a "rope barometer" (without the picture of an ослик/мул). I remember that when I was a kid in the Boy Scouts, a weather-predictor of this type was a popular "arts and crafts" project. (I'm not sure how to say that in Russian -- maybe кустарное изделия?)
Поделка.Quote:
Originally Posted by Throbert McGee
The expression that came into my head was "Get down wit' yo' ba-a-a-ad self!!" (which means "You rock! You're totally awesome!", etc.).Quote:
Originally Posted by Lampada
