Uglicans really do share some values with Russians ....
Here is another one from Russia: A magical fish offers to grant one wish to a Russian peasant. He is wondering which treasures he should request from the fish. Then, the fish explains that whatever the peasant wishes for and receives himself, his neighbor will receive double. The peasant says, “Ok, then I want you to poke out one of my eyes.”
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A Russian peasant is plowing his field when he discovers an old urn. When he opens the urn, a genie is released, and promises him anything he wishes. The man wishes for a milk cow -- something the poor peasants in his village can only dream of -- which the genie grants, and then departs. With the extra milk, the man and his family are better fed, and even sell some extra milk, eventually accumulating a fair amount of money. His neighbor, seeing all this, is deeply annoyed at the newfound prosperity, and constantly complains at the unfairness of it. Then one day, the neighbor also discovers an urn, complete with grateful genie. When the genie agrees to grant him anything he wants, the man says "I want my neighbor's cow to die!"
(There are versions of this story throughout Eastern European cultures, sometimes with a goat instead of a cow.)
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I’ll have a Margarita if anyone’s offering!
It has the most fantastic earthy taste.
Are u a margarita fan?
Not my first choice but you kinda have to if you live in TX
Actually my user name came to be a long time ago at the point when someone caught bush drinking in China. Have felt bad since then, making fun of someone with a drinking problem, but too lame to change
A good margarita! In the summer when it’s hot.
Or a Tanqueray and Tonic. With Lime.
As you can see, the common denominator is Lime!! Love it so much more than lemon.
Don’t feel bad about the whole thing with Bush, he did deserve some consternation even if it turned out he actually had a problem with alcohol. Hopefully he got help. But, we can still be pissed at him for a WHOLE LOT of stuff.
I get hives (not really) everytime I need to update a username or password. Things have gotten way too complicated. At 68, I’m at my limit now with technology.
