Thread: Just for fun

How does it sound in English? I think it must be a very long sentence

Послали сходить купить опохмелиться

and

Пора встать пойти купить опохмелиться

Originally Posted by astronomer

Послали сходить купить опохмелиться

I was sent to buy some after-morning drink

astronomer wrote:

Пора встать пойти купить опохмелиться

How about --> It's time to get up and go buy some hair of the dog that bit me.

the hair of the dog (that bit you) an alcoholic drink taken as a supposed cure for a hangover (informal)

Encarta(R) World English Dictionary [North American Edition] (2007) http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/hair.html

On top of that, she had a splitting headache from the scotch-high of the evening before, and was waiting patiently for the flight attendant to reach her with the cart so that she could buy some “hair of the dog”.

http://www.devnovo.com/sub_folder/vbfor ... /t-11.html

What about that "hair of the dog that bit you?" It's a renowned hangover remedy: a small morning-after drink to bring your blood-alcohol level back up.

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/ ... ekey=56680

Kirill Ivlev, Ken Watts, спасибо!

Как оказалось, действительно богат великий и могучий английский язык.

Originally Posted by Ken Watts

astronomer wrote:

Пора встать пойти купить опохмелиться

How about --> It's time to get up and go buy some hair of the dog that bit me.

I think that's it!