Zamolazhivat'

[Vika Sevastianova]

Great joke. This text (minus the second remark from "yamshchik", of course)
actually was in my 4th grade (or so) textbook back home in Russia.

Have a great day,

Victoria Sevastianova
University of Virginia

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Marder" <asred at home.com>
To: <SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 5:09 AM
Subject: Zamolazhivat'


> I am passing on the following joke without comment.
> ____________________________________________
>
> 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!
> ____________________________________________
>
> Steve Marder
>
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