I've often thought that there should be a single word in Russian (and, for that matter, Ukrainian) that means "Oh crap, here they come again".
"Poland."
Wash: Little River just gets more colorful by the moment. What'll she do next? Zoe: Either blow us all up or rub soup in our hair. It's a toss-up. Wash: I hope she does the soup thing. It's always a hoot, and we don't all die from it.
'Objects In Space'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
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bon bon - Feb 06, 2003 1:49:14 pm PST #1815 of 9843
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Karl - Feb 06, 2003 2:29:03 pm PST #1816 of 9843
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
The fact that neither Russian nor Ukranian has a definite article makes the whole debate rather ... errr ... outward-looking.
Jim - Feb 07, 2003 3:47:47 am PST #1817 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
The Congo problem is exacerbated by the fact that (IIRC) the Republic of Congo isn't the same as the old Belgian Congo which is now the Central African Republic or something. Penny knows, because she has to update all the labels whenever a country changes its name.
Angus G - Feb 07, 2003 4:31:34 am PST #1818 of 9843
Roguish Laird
I'm pretty sure there are currently two countries called Congo.
Zoe Finch - Feb 07, 2003 5:11:26 am PST #1819 of 9843
Gradh tu fhein
I am constantly impressed by depth of knowledge on this board, the Buffistas know everything about EVERYTHING.
Angus G - Feb 07, 2003 5:19:00 am PST #1820 of 9843
Roguish Laird
Here we are, courtesy of the CIA. (I rather love the fact that they were the first Google result!)
Democractic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire, formerly Belgian Congo, etc etc)
evil jimi - Feb 07, 2003 7:56:25 am PST #1821 of 9843
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
I thought The Congo referred to the river, not any country.
meara - Feb 07, 2003 9:18:52 am PST #1822 of 9843
Wait, Zaire isn't a country anymore? Well, crap, I'm so behind...
billytea - Feb 07, 2003 9:40:02 am PST #1823 of 9843
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Wait, Zaire isn't a country anymore? Well, crap, I'm so behind...
They changed the name in 1997 when Laurent Kabila (the father of the current president) seized power from Mobutu (who had changed its name from Congo to Zaïre in 1971). Sort of an out with the old, in with the older deal.
Hil R. - Feb 07, 2003 9:44:30 am PST #1824 of 9843
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I always got all confused with geography because in my high school, they didn't seem to have much of a map budget, so the big maps in the classrooms were replaced one at a time, and not terribly often, so every classroom had maps from different years showing different country names and borders. My tenth grade history teacher went into a rant about this when he realized that the map in our classroom still showed Rhodesia. (My school cut the budget in weird places. The bells and the intercom broke at the same time, and it was decided that they could only replace one, so they replaced the intercom, and broadcast a recording of church bells over it when it was time to change classes.)