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Интерстно знать, вообще известен в России аргентинский комикс "Мафальда" (тем же самым художником, как выше)??

А ещё одна пародия "Герники":
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I'm curious to know whether this math-brainteaser makes sense in Russian (it was sent to me by a Russian-American, but she's been living in the US for many years, so possibly she's gotten used to...

Thanks for the explanations! It has also occurred to me that the жук is really "the Great Sacred Scarab" who rolls the sun across the sky like a ball of dung -- but now he's stepping in to carry the...

I love this picture, but is there a reason why the жук is carrying грабли? (instead of a лопата or пила, for example). I mean, is there an expression about garden rakes and bicycles?

Предлагается/допустим, что все здесь знакомы с английским выражением "the pot calling the kettle black"? Вот пародия:

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ЗЫ: I wasn't sure of the best way to open the sentence in Russian, to...

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(Note: in English, "mignon" is stressed on the second syllable, but "minion" on the first syllable -- otherwise, they...

Hmmmm.... a Google search for the phrase "обвенчаю педерастов" turned up this Odessa-style joke:

Сидит раввин с объявлением "обвенчаю геев", а рядом сидит католический священник с корявым...

Hmmm... just like swimsuits and underwear? :D

Anyway, Полуношник, I do understand the points you made about "взаимоисключающие параграфы", but I was wondering whether all the examples in the...

I have a question about the "Обвенчаю педерастов -- Ц 3700" photo from Lampada's montage above. Surely this must be a joke from some kind of "hidden-camera" TV show, or a satirical protest? I mean, a...

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Следует отметить, что в картинке, когда собака задаёт себе вопрос "What is goodness?" -- это вариант древнего "Euthyphro Dilemma" Сократа:
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Even before texting/SMS, this was a problem for some ethnic groups:

Мойша, почему ты молчишь?
-- Холодно, не хочу вынимать руки из карманов!

(Italian-Americans stereotypically have the same...

Детская кроватка по теме к/ф "Челюсти"

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"We're going to need a bigger boat. And a new baby..."

My nephew (ему исполнится 8 лет в марте) loves everything mechanical, and I was showing him some YouTube videos inspired by Rube Goldberg machines (such as "This Too Shall Pass" by Ok Go). I found...

Aha, the penny drops! (Or, as we might say in the US, "the light bulb has gone on" -- "the penny drops" sounds extremely UK).

P.S. If you're wondering why "the penny drops" means "I finally...

This is a personal photo and "не очень смешное", but I didn't know where else to put it:

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Вынув пирог из духовки, я почему-то начал петь "компьютерным" голосом:

Forms FORM-29827281-12:
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Ништяк (as seen on the doggie's body) was a new word for me. Apparently it conveys the same slangy positivity as "Everything is awesome!" from The Lego Movie.

Your English seems flawless to me. (But in this context, instead of "a dialog turning into a fight", I would probably say "a conversation turning into an loud argument".

Викисловарь offers this...

О**енно!

But one question: Is there some special significance to the little girl? (Physically, she resembles the character "Tommy Pickles" in the American cartoon Rugrats -- which, according to...

According to Wikipedia, Valuev is 213 cm tall and weighs almost 150 kg, making him one of the biggest and heaviest "heavyweight" boxers of all time.



They also appeared in "Ninja Action 3,"...

Okay, I got around to looking up the Russian celebrities I didn't know from wanja's linked video (Ниндзя в деле 5: Другие люди), in case other foreigners are curious:

1. Сергей Безруков -- A...

Wow! Those "Ниндзя в деле" cartoons are amazingly addictive (and often hilariously funny), even though I didn't understand all of the Russian pop-culture references.

Математика плюшевости:

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Well, for ESL speakers, the difference between a "mixture" and a "compound" might be confusing. (I'm sure I would've had a little bit of difficulty with the first 2 or 3 questions if they had been in...

My dad just sent me these two -- I think the humor will probably translate well:

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