FW: Stakhanovite

Olga Meerson meersono at GEORGETOWN.EDU
Mon Aug 30 15:51:53 UTC 2010


Stakhanovite markman is a pun:

stakhanovets--is a superproductive worker
voroshilovskij strelok--is an ace markman
Stakhanovskij strelok is someone who SHOULD be a great worker but actually makes his factory famous for his "extracurricular" shooting achievements.

I am almost sure the blunder is deliberate. Who is the author?
o

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