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2023-03-01 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

The Swedes are thinking of renaming Kyiv to Kyiv or Kujiv

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Posted by badanov 2023-03-01 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 ...What in the Hell is this guy going on about?

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Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-03-01 07:08|| 2023-03-01 07:08|| Front Page Top

#2 He brings up an interesting topic. Is it pronounced Rantburg or Rantburg? English rules dictate the pronunciation as Rantburg, but in other English speaking countries outside of the US it would be pronounced Rantburg when spelled Rantburg.

Posted by Lowspark 2023-03-01 07:36|| 2023-03-01 07:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Murphy's Law was not formulated by Murphy, but by another man of the same name.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-03-01 07:59|| 2023-03-01 07:59|| Front Page Top

#4 No doubt it made more sense in the original Russian. But this translation contains its own amusements as well.

Posted by trailing wife 2023-03-01 08:33|| 2023-03-01 08:33|| Front Page Top

#5 Ukraine has banned a religion, a language and now, political parties

Posted by Dopey Sforza4099 2023-03-01 17:37|| 2023-03-01 17:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Know who I miss, hundreds of snickers later? Dopey Sinatra (who may well still be around under another nym). Never, for several years now, have I found myself in or near Hillcrest, the official local gay preserve, without thinking of his/xir "Wilde Animal Park" crack. Thanks, Dopey, wherever you are.

Posted by Blossom Hapsburg1838 2023-03-01 18:18|| 2023-03-01 18:18|| Front Page Top

#7 Know who I miss, hundreds of snickers later? Dopey Sinatra (who may well still be around under another nym). Never, for several years now, have I found myself in or near Hillcrest, the official local gay preserve, without thinking of his/xir "Wilde Animal Park" crack. Thanks, Dopey, wherever you are.

Posted by Jeremiah Spiper6159 2023-03-01 18:18|| 2023-03-01 18:18|| Front Page Top

#8 Doops.

Posted by Jeremiah Spiper6159 2023-03-01 18:19|| 2023-03-01 18:19|| Front Page Top

#9 Fixed. And let that be a lesson to you, dear Blossom/Jeremiah. Of what, I leave to you to figure out for yourself.

Posted by trailing wife 2023-03-01 18:41|| 2023-03-01 18:41|| Front Page Top

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