Zamolazhivat'

[William Ryan]

Steve,
That is a great joke - and quite new to me. Alas, it could easily NOT be a joke
- but I still love to delve into Dal' for curious information. The hats are a
favourite of mine.
Will

Steve Marder wrote:

> I am passing on the following joke without comment.
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> Zamolazhivaet, odnako!  skazal yamshchik i ukazal knutom na xmuroe nebo.
>
> Poruchik Vladimir Ivanovich Dal silnee zakutalsya v tulup, dostal
> zapisnuyu knizhku i zapisal v nee: Zamolazhivaet  bystro xolodaet.
>
> Tak rodilsya pervyy tolkovyy slovar russkogo yazyka.
>
>  Zamolazhivaet,  povtoril yamshchik i dobavil,  nado by
> potolopitsya, balin. Xolosho by do vechela doblatsya. No-o-o!
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>
> Steve Marder
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