Quote Originally Posted by Throbert McGee View Post
bathyscaphic depths
I wonder what "bathyscaphic" means? Perhaps it has something to do with loofahs and bath salts.

When exiled to Kishinev, Pushkin sent this letter to his friend Vigel', a well-known homosexual:

Но в Кишинёве, знаешь сам,
Нельзя найти ни милых дам,
Ни сводни, ни книгопродавца, –
Жалею о твоей судьбе!
Не знаю, придут ли к тебе
Под вечер милых три красавца:
Однако ж кое-как, мой друг,
Лишь только будет мне досуг,
Явлюся я перед тобою,
Тебе служить я буду рад –
Стихами, прозой, всей душою,
Но, Вигель, – пощади мой зад!


For me, this is typical Pushkin: effortlessly balanced - affectionate, but taking the piss at the same time.

By contrast, this Russian law is mean-spirited and not worthy of that wonderful nation. People who think that homosexual relationships are just about sex are as misguided as those who think heterosexual relationships are just about hiding the sosiska. такие несчастные люди - с шорами на глазах...