Posted on 07/22/2006 4:05:16 PM PDT by dynachrome
I understand-had them mixed up
Thanks
Have you met Victor Belenko? He sure has some funny stories about coming to the US.
Have never met him. And as for funny stories - I have a few myself. Once in the Khrunichev plant [large rocketry] the employees managed to lift the lid on a sealed railroad tankcar of ethanol, inserted a thin tubing, threw it over the plant fence into a large bush outside - and siphoned the whole 60 tons tankcar dry. I used to live not far away and knew a few participants.
I feel so badly for the guy. It destroys irreplacable brain cells.
What a poster "kid"
:-(
I feel so badly for the guy. It destroys irreplaceable brain cells.
What a poster "kid"
:-(
ROTFLMAO!!!
I remember him!!
Oh my (deleted) (deleted)!!!
Is that for real???
Forget the lungs, think of his brain.
My personal experiences on wood paint distillation [first paragraph]- absolutely real. Cologne drinkers - real. On these I would take the lie detector. As for the rest - Venedikt Erofeev, the author of the quoted book, was himself a drinker of epic proportions, and based his book in large part on his vast experience in the field.
"Cologne drinkers - real. "
Supposedly in WW2, GIs would strain Aqua Velva thru a few slices of bread. The hangover was very bad. Yeesh.
Used to have Sterno drinkers long ago in the park near where I worked. Booze is probably cheaper now a days.
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For complete reviews of all the favorites
Have never tried Cisco. All the others and more at one time. I would say Night Train was the worst hangover. Mad Dog 20/20 made me the sickest. Memories, pretty fuzzy ones, I would rather forget. :)
MD 20/20
Perpetrator of the "Technicolor Yawn"
Well one story Victor told happened after he came to the US from Japan (where he flew the Mig-25). He had a small apartment where he was being de-briefed. He couldn't speak english yet and went to the supermarket. He bought Freedom Pads thinking they "gave American housewife freedom in her housework". He used then to wipe off the kitchen countertops, etc.
His handlers got a major kick out of that. BTW we know a young Russian woman that married a friend of ours, she speaks nearly perfect midwestern USA english! English was her major over there.
Well, an acquaintance of mine after about 2 years in the United states held a firm opinion that the digital prostate exam is computerized. Since he is a better linguist than me, it did not take me too long to disabuse him, going to the word root "digit" and reminding to him that it means "finger". But at first I pretended to agree with him and with as serious a facial expression and voice as I could master I solemnly assured him that yes, they shove the whole computer. True story, BTW.
One cure for sinusitis!
Lol!
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