“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 3
Here sits a granddad in a hundred fur coats. Whoever will undress him will cry tears of woes. The answer to the previous riddle is: Thunder.
Russian Proverb of the Day 5
(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 4
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) 3
You can’t hide an awl in a sack. (Oxford Treasury of Sayings and Quotations)
Russian Proverb and Riddle of the Day 2
The solution to the last riddle is… Scissors. 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
Nowadays, everything is very spicy. It is practically obligatory to like everything chilli, cajun, everything hot, VERY HOT etc. On some days, the menu in our daughter’s school canteen looks something like this: chilli con carne pepperoni pizza spicy lentil veggi chilli I was once served a fish soup containing, by my modest evaluation, the entire content of the pepper mill. Makes one think about those Olden Days when spices were allegedly used to hide the taste of food that
Russian Proverb and Riddle of the Day 1
When a Russian Mum tries hard to teach her English family something about the Russian psyche, it often comes to trying painstakingly to render Russian sayings, proverbs, film quotes etc. into English. It is never enough just to translate it, though, because they never make sense just like that. Look for yourself: Here is a riddle: What has two ends, two rings and a nail in the middle? (The correct answer will follow in due course.) and here is a
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