2016 Postmortem

Danmel

(5,233 posts) Sat Dec 10, 2016, 05:12 PM Dec 2016

Guess it's time to learn Cyrillic

This is fucking horrifying

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Guess it's time to learn Cyrillic (Original Post) Danmel Dec 2016 OP

And I've heard there's one dialect of Russian that is nothing but obscenities. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #1

It's called Mat and it revolves around 4 or 5 words. NWCorona Dec 2016 #6

At least Carlin's list had 7 Glassunion Dec 2016 #8

I still have that album. He would have a field day with this election NWCorona Dec 2016 #10

There are a lot of folks I'm sad did not have a voice during the election. Glassunion Dec 2016 #11

From here on, we should write "Republican" and "Republican Party" using the Cyrillic alphabet The Genealogist Dec 2016 #2

There's a lot more to learning Russian than learning its alphabet. MineralMan Dec 2016 #3

I think the Russian alphabet is pretty easy with only 33 letters NWCorona Dec 2016 #7

right. because you think the commissars are going to take over the federal and 50 state governments onenote Dec 2016 #4

I know right? Glassunion Dec 2016 #9

This was illustrated in one issue of the old "Mad" paperbacks Ken Burch Dec 2016 #12

At least we'll get to hear more great Russian pop music. Kotya Dec 2016 #5

I see. Feh! MineralMan Dec 2016 #13

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

1. And I've heard there's one dialect of Russian that is nothing but obscenities.

Reply to Danmel (Original post)

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 05:15 PM

Dec 2016

We should learn that one, too.

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)

6. It's called Mat and it revolves around 4 or 5 words.

Reply to Ken Burch (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 11, 2016, 01:59 PM

Dec 2016

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)

8. At least Carlin's list had 7

Reply to NWCorona (Reply #6)

Sun Dec 11, 2016, 02:05 PM

Dec 2016

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)

10. I still have that album. He would have a field day with this election

Reply to Glassunion (Reply #8)

Sun Dec 11, 2016, 02:08 PM

Dec 2016

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)

11. There are a lot of folks I'm sad did not have a voice during the election.

Reply to NWCorona (Reply #10)

Sun Dec 11, 2016, 02:13 PM

Dec 2016

Carlin and Jon Stewart (so sad he retired, but he earned it 100 fold) are two that immediately jump to mind.

Hicks and Pryor would have been a good too.

Carlin would not have voted and blamed everyone else who did. And he would have been right in his own way.

The Genealogist

(4,736 posts)

2. From here on, we should write "Republican" and "Republican Party" using the Cyrillic alphabet

Reply to Danmel (Original post)

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 07:09 PM

Dec 2016

They seem to adore Russia so. Why not?

MineralMan

(147,578 posts)

3. There's a lot more to learning Russian than learning its alphabet.

Reply to Danmel (Original post)

Sun Dec 11, 2016, 10:31 AM

Dec 2016

Learning the Cyrillic alphabet is easy. The rest is a big challenge for most language learners. Knowing Latin helps, due to the highly inflected grammar of Russian. There are several very good websites, though, that can help you learn the language. Just search for Learn Russian Online and have a look at the websites. You'll find one that works best for you.

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)

7. I think the Russian alphabet is pretty easy with only 33 letters

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 11, 2016, 02:04 PM

Dec 2016

The language a bit tougher but you are right. Knowing Latin definitely helps.

onenote

(44,631 posts)

4. right. because you think the commissars are going to take over the federal and 50 state governments

Reply to Danmel (Original post)

Sun Dec 11, 2016, 12:07 PM

Dec 2016

Geez. I remember when some people thought things like that back during the Cold War. We thought they were nuts.

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)

9. I know right?

Reply to onenote (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 11, 2016, 02:07 PM

Dec 2016

There are some who pop their pants at the fact in some FL municipalities codes and laws are in both English and Spanish. SPANISH!!!!

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

12. This was illustrated in one issue of the old "Mad" paperbacks

Reply to onenote (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 11, 2016, 02:40 PM

Dec 2016

(they did paperbacks before the actual magazines)

They created a parody "Reader's Digest" cover, with its characteristic table of contents.

These two articles were listed in sequence:

We Are Losing Idaho And Montana To The Russians.........Alarmist Weekly

Who WANTS Them?.............................................................Pravda