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2024-05-27 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Ukrainian general could not curse his subordinates without speaking Russian

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Posted by badanov 2024-05-27 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [80 views ] Top

#1 General Von Steuben reportedly couldn't curse Continental soldiers without resorting to German.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-05-27 10:45|| 2024-05-27 10:45|| Front Page Top

#2 I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse.
-- Charles V

It's a matter of choosing the right tool for the job. Just as FORTRAN is a good language for doing arithmetic, Russian seems a good language for cursing.

Posted by SteveS 2024-05-27 12:34|| 2024-05-27 12:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Twin cameo, Hermitage, onyx:
"Try Suka Blyat, sucka, on Phonics!"
[subtitled discussion
of Black brat and Russian
in filthily fluent Slavonics]

Posted by Pancho Poodle8452 2024-05-27 19:56|| 2024-05-27 19:56|| Front Page Top

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