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Tom Clancy Fans--Question about a Russian Proverb
1/14/06 | GISax

Posted on 01/14/2006 8:00:36 PM PST by GISax

In one of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels, I remember Sergey Golovko (I think) telling Jack Ryan that "girl children are God's curse on men for being men".

Does anybody remember which book had that quote? Bonus question: What page?

Thanks!!


TOPICS: Books/Literature
KEYWORDS: clancy; help

1 posted on 01/14/2006 8:00:37 PM PST by GISax
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To: GISax
Sorry, I don't remember that one, but I've told a buddy of mine that having 4 daughters was G-d's way of getting even for his teenaged and twenty-something lifestyle.

Mark

2 posted on 01/14/2006 8:02:44 PM PST by MarkL (When Kaylee says "No power in the `verse can stop me," it's cute. When River says it, it's scary!)
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To: GISax

My favorite Russian proverb:
Don't piss in your soup unless you have other plans for dinner.
Or is that a Polish proverb...?


3 posted on 01/14/2006 8:05:40 PM PST by randog (What the....?!)
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To: GISax

Help...my tagline!!!


4 posted on 01/14/2006 8:06:30 PM PST by GISax (Military Musician is NOT an oxymoron!)
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To: randog

Sounds like something my father-in-law (German) would say.


5 posted on 01/14/2006 8:07:34 PM PST by GISax (Military Musician is NOT an oxymoron!)
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To: GISax
Not positive but 'The Bear and The Dragon' maybe.
6 posted on 01/14/2006 8:32:31 PM PST by K-oneTexas (I'm not a judge and there ain't enough of me to be a jury. (Zell Miller, A National Party No More))
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To: randog

It does sound like something Banacek would have said.


7 posted on 01/14/2006 9:13:06 PM PST by chaosagent (Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
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To: GISax
 
I don't remember the line, however, I'd go with Cardinal of the Kremlin when Ryan travels to Moscow and first meets Sergei. Saying something like that is more of a face to face type of dialogue rather than something you would here over a secure phone line. Also, Ryan's daughter would have been just about appearing at this time.

Of of this is pure speculation mind you.  BTW, Cinemax is showing The Hunt for Red October at this moment.


8 posted on 01/14/2006 9:23:23 PM PST by HawaiianGecko (Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.)
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To: HawaiianGecko

Something I've always wondered: glasnost, it was always said by the MSM, meant "openness." Any Russian dictionary I've ever seen has given the definition as "publicity." Was this disinformation by Gorby and the MSM?


9 posted on 01/15/2006 6:05:26 PM PST by scrabblehack
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To: GISax

I think that is "The Bear and The Dragon" because I believe that Sally, Jack's Daughter, is dating some kid named "Kenny"....


10 posted on 01/15/2006 6:06:47 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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To: GISax
I guess I have no choice but to re-read them all again to find your answer. :-)

I understand his newest novel comes out end of May... but I'm not sure.

11 posted on 04/26/2007 9:14:27 AM PDT by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: randog

“Or is that a Polish proverb...?”

Banacek?


12 posted on 04/26/2007 9:22:47 AM PDT by agent_delta
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To: GISax
Not sure, but I started re-reading them again. Good news, Penguin announced a couple weeks ago that a new Clancy novel, "Dead or Alive", will be out in December, 2010.

"For years, Jack Ryan, Jr. and his colleagues at the Campus have waged an unofficial and highly effective campaign against the terrorists who threaten western civilization. The most dangerous of these is the Emir. This sadistic killer has masterminded the most vicious attacks on the west and has eluded capture by the world’s law enforcement agencies. Now the Campus is on his trail. Joined by their latest recruits, John Clark and Ding Chavez, Jack Ryan, Jr. and his cousins, Dominick and Brian Caruso, are determined to catch the Emir and they will bring him in . . . dead or alive."

13 posted on 05/26/2010 6:11:09 AM PDT by theDentist (fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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"I believe that Sally, Jack's Daughter, is dating some kid named "Kenny"...."


14 posted on 05/26/2010 6:21:21 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: GISax

Speaking to Sergey Golovko in The Bear and the Dragon:

“Thank you, Mr. President. I will pass that along. So, your family, it is well?” You couldn’t have this sort of meeting without irrelevant pleasantries.

“My oldest, Sally, is dating. That’s hard on Daddy,” Ryan admitted.

“Yes.” Golovko allowed himself a smile. “You live in fear that she will come upon such a boy as you were, yes?”

“Well, the Secret Service helps keep the little bastards under control.”

“There is much to be said for men with guns, yes,” the Russian agreed with some amusement, to lighten the moment.

“Yeah, but I think daughters are God’s punishment on us for being men.” That observation earned Ryan a laugh.

“Just so, Ivan Emmetovich, just so.” And Sergey paused again.


15 posted on 05/26/2010 6:59:29 AM PDT by Eepsy (www.pioacademy.org)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Oh my God, you thread-dug Kenny!!!

:-)


16 posted on 05/26/2010 4:38:43 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (There is no truth to the rumor that Ted Kennedy was buried at sea.....)
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