“The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletariat to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeoisie.” ― Gustave Flaubert
Author: Mum
What Chekhov said
Нет того урода, который не нашел бы себе пары, и нет той чепухи, которая не нашла бы себе подходящего читателя. There is no such freak that would not find his match and there is no such rot that would not find itself a matching reader.
Russian Riddle of the Day
Here sits a granddad in a hundred fur coats. Whoever will undress him will cry tears of woes.
Russian Proverb of the Day
(He is) a peg in every cask / a nail in every hole (Eng.: He has a finger in every pie.)
Russian Proverb of the Day
Brave before a lamb but a lamb before the brave. (Eng.: A bully is always a coward.)
Russian Proverb of the Day (Topical and not Incidental)
You can’t hide an awl in a sack. (Oxford Treasury of Sayings and Quotations)
Sayings and Riddles 2
The solution to the last riddle is… Here is today’s riddle: The stallion is running – the Earth is quaking. And now for the saying: It’s at dinner-time you need a spoon. (A bit like: A stitch in time etc.)
Anti-Spice
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Sayings and Riddles 1
To welcome you to the world of the distorted reality of small translation difficulties, ladies and gentlemen, here are a riddle: What has two ends, two rings and a nail in the middle? (The correct answer will follow in due course.) and a saying: The mean pay twice.
Snore Amplifier
I am sure, I am not the only one who, having woken up in the middle of the night for some internal or external reason, was unable to go back to sleep because of that well too familiar roaring sound coming from the nearby pillow. Sounds familiar? Then what you need is the anti-snore device called Snore Amplifier. Attach your mic to a pair of little headphones and the next time your other half starts to snore simply bring the