Tatyana Limanova flips the bird

[Rockstar]

:har: I tend to think it was most likely directed at the staff behind the scenes but who knows. Still though what a laugh.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8909336/Russian-newsreader-Tatyana-Limanova-makes-insulting-gesture-at-Obama.html

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02063/_Tatyana-Limanova_2063849b.jpg

[CCIP]

Flipping the bird to Obama on national TV? I think we just found yubba's dream girl :D

[MH]

...someone asked her ....out...through earpiece?

[PapaKilo]

Another prove that russian are uncultured scumbags :down:

[Dowly]

Another prove that russian are uncultured scumbags :down:

Compared to who exactly? :roll:

[PapaKilo]

Compared to who exactly? :roll:

I think there are no analogues to this.

[CCIP]

And here I thought that in some threads before you were just subtly Russophobic. So much for that!

Thanks buddy :down:

[Gerald]

Another prove that russian are uncultured scumbags :down: Which is not true what you say, :hmmm:

[Tchocky]

Another prove that russian are uncultured scumbags :down:

The word is nekulturny ye damn philistine.

And they're not.

[Rockstar]

What the heck ever happened to time delay broadcast?

[Gerald]

Pardon? :hmmm:

[CCIP]

I'm gonna have to ask you to edit that.

[Hottentot]

Now there's a fail if I've lately seen one.

[Torplexed]

I realize the mods here are pretty patient but I'm surprised the boom hasn't been lowered on this guy already. :nope:

http://pyxis.homestead.com/Keelhaul-Him.jpg

[Sailor Steve]

I realize the mods here are pretty patient but I'm surprised the boom hasn't been lowered on this guy already. :nope:
Unfortunately there seem to be no rules against being a jerk in general.

[Jimbuna]

I've ran the 'Edit' part through a Russian translator site but can't get anything that I understand :hmmm:

EDIT: Apologies, I've just checked the moderator section and see it has been dealt with.

[Hottentot]

I've ran the 'Edit' part through a Russian translator site but can't get anything that I understand :hmmm:

That's because it's transliterated wrong. Which makes it even more amusing.

[Takeda Shingen]

Unfortunately there seem to be no rules against being a jerk in general.

Actually, there are. From http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/faq.php?faq=vb_faq#faq_rules3_faq_item Emphasis mine:

The Radio Room forum is not the place for flaming, spewing, or otherwise mouthing off. We do not allow posts where people are called idiots, morons, etc. We respect your freedom of speech, we ask that you respect our rules. You are welcome to express your opinion about games and other subjects. We do not want SUBSIM Review and the Radio Room forums to degenerate into a collection of *This game sux!!!!* and other immature rants. Like something or dislike something about a game, express your thoughts in reasoned and responsible terms. There are any number of forums which allow unbridled idiocy to reign, we want the Radio Room to be a civil, mature forum for discussions about naval and subsims, tactics, mods, playing tips, troubleshooting, and submarine topics in general. As such, we retain the right to edit and/or delete posts we find offensive. We also have the right to ban users who contribute to poisoning the well. Just as a radio talk host has the right to decide which callers he airs and a newspaper editor decides which letters he prints and which he throws away, the moderators in the Radio Room forums have final say on rants and spews they decide should be cut.

The rolls of the keelhauled are filled with people who couldn't stop acting like jerks.

[Sailor Steve]

Point taken.

[PapaKilo]

I posted the message in cyrilic and it gave me this kind of number thing post, where do you see trolls ? Get some aspirin if yiu see things

[CCIP]

I posted the message in cyrilic and it gave me this kind of number thing post, where do you see trolls ? Get some aspirin if yiu see things

Why do you assume that nobody on this forum understands (transliterated) Russian? :shifty:

[PapaKilo]

Why do you assume that nobody on this forum understands (transliterated) Russian? :shifty:

to jest, ti panimaesh ruski i nastuchil namerino moderatam, sto eto takoje bilo ? =]

i dumesh ochen krasivo zdelal da ? :)

[Betonov]

Najbolj zanimivo je, kad netko prica ruski, ako znas pricati srbsko, pola ces razumjet

[Hottentot]

Ja mää pojaat sanon nyt ihan vuan savooks, et tiä ketju on viikon naurut.

[Takeda Shingen]

Yet another reason why I love this community. No troll stands a chance against the combined minds of SubSim.

[Morts]

Jeg har sku' ingen ide hvad det er i snakker om, men jeg vil også deltage :D

[CCIP]

to jest, ti panimaesh ruski i nastuchil namerino moderatam, sto eto takoje bilo ? =]

i dumesh ochen krasivo zdelal da ? :)

Why do you assume I'm not a moderator myself? :dead:

[Dowly]

Why do you assume I'm not a moderator myself? :dead:

Ooops!

:rotfl2:

[Takeda Shingen]

It's not like it says 'Moderator' under your name. I mean.......oh wait.

[Betonov]

Yet another reason why I love this community. No troll stands a chance against the combined minds of SubSim.

My individual mind can't figure out if you're honest or sarcastic :hmmm:

[Takeda Shingen]

My individual mind can't figure out if you're honest or sarcastic :hmmm:

I meant it in earnest. I think you guys are great.

[PapaKilo]

Yet another reason why I love this community. No troll stands a chance against the combined minds of SubSim.

Long time mindwashing program gives results indeed heh ? =]

[PapaKilo]

Why do you assume I'm not a moderator myself? :dead:

So you are, but doing your job with hands of others right ? =]

[Morts]

Long time mindwashing program gives results indeed heh ? =]
You're really grasping at straws here, its honestly rather pathetic.

[PapaKilo]

You're really grasping at straws here, its honestly rather pathetic.

Does this mean - shut up in short ? =]

Sounds like a rude remark with sweet covering =] might be rule violation as well :DL

[RickC Sniper]

Yet another reason why I love this community. No troll stands a chance against the combined minds of SubSim.

:rock:

[CCIP]

Hey, I'm not the one trying to sneak obscenities, insults and personal attacks in "foreign" languages past forum administration. I don't really understand what you want here, but when you abuse the forum and get a slap on the wrist for it - deal with it and take it as a sign of goodwill and tolerance that you've been asked nicely, cautioned, and then corrected instead of downright banned.

Otherwise, this is an international forum, and the moderators usually do a good job of communicating and getting 2nd opinions when trouble is involved. A possible exception to that is Neal who can wield the banhammer freely, since let's face it - it's his house and his rules, but he also does a great job of consulting everybody and keeping the community friendly and reasonable, moderators included. That's not snitching, that's good administrative procedure - something to be proud of, unlike your behaviour here.

[PapaKilo]

CCIP this was exactly what it was and you also know that - SNITCHING. In your homeland this is very infamous action btw :) Sure, drastical change of dislocation together with different culture makes everyone different I asume :)

Not a big deal, it was just a notice =]

[Sailor Steve]

Does this mean - shut up in short ? =]
No, it simply points out that you are fond of playing childish games and annoying people. These are the hallmarks of a troll.

Sounds like a rude remark with sweet covering =] might be rule violation as well :DL
Are you comparing what he said with your assinine comment that started this thread-within-a-thread? Nobody's asking you to shut up. Everybody's asking you to act like a grown-up and be civil.

[Oberon]

petQ Qovpatlh :nope:

[PapaKilo]

No, it simply points out that you are fond of playing childish games and annoying people. These are the hallmarks of a troll.


Are you comparing what he said with your assinine comment that started this thread-within-a-thread? Nobody's asking you to shut up. Everybody's asking you to act like a grown-up and be civil.

I assume there is no another written rule about what should be grown-up and civil be like. Some of the threads here is out of these frames for me too, but I'm not paying attention anymore. But ok you have your attitude I have mine. Peace \/ =]

[Takeda Shingen]

Long time mindwashing program gives results indeed heh ? =]

So you believe that I am so powerful that I am able to brainwash thousands of people from across the globe with the mere typing of my words. You also seem to feel that CCIP, a great moderator who has contributed more to this forum than I could ever hope to in many lifetimes, somehow works at my behest or is answerable to me in some way. I suppose that I should be flattered at your assessment of my ability to infuence. Maybe I should run for office. Or maybe you think I am powerful enough to run for god. The sky is limit, litterally in my case.

[PapaKilo]

So you believe that I am so powerful that I am able to brainwash thousands of people from across the globe with the mere typing of my words. You also seem to feel that CCIP, a great moderator who has contributed more to this forum than I could ever hope to in many lifetimes, somehow works at my behest or is answerable to me in some way. I suppose that I should be flattered at your assessment of my ability to infuence. Maybe I should run for office. Or maybe you think I am powerful enough to run for god. The sky is limit, litterally in my case.

Well you're asking me things you know the anwers better, don't you think so ? :) About how to maintain the system of order + solidarity, cooperation part, etc etc. Boring topic IMO =]

[CCIP]

Well, for one thing, behaving rudely because other people somewhere in some other thread did so isn't considered civil and mature anywhere, last time I checked.

Talking things over calmly, or taking it up with the administration is always a civil and mature option (and not, as you suggest, snitching). And if you're not willing to do either, well, deal with it. Being a shining role model of rudeness and unwillingness to accept that this is a community and you're not the only one with opinions here isn't going to get you very far anywhere, not just subsim.

[Takeda Shingen]

Well you're asking me things you know the anwers better, don't you think so ? :) About how to maintain the system of order + solidarity, cooperation part, etc etc. Boring topic IMO =]

Which is why you brought it up in the first place, right? Of course, now you understand the ridiculous nature of what you have said and want to back out of it. That's fine, but you have to own it.

Really, you seem to have a problem with just about everyone on this forum. And, as the old saying goes, if you have a problem with everyone then the problem probably isn't with everyone. Step back and take some time away. Think about how you treat others, and how that makes them treat you in return. Be the change you want to see. You'll feel better.

[PapaKilo]

Well, for one thing, behaving rudely because other people somewhere in some other thread did so isn't considered civil and mature anywhere, last time I checked.

Talking things over calmly, or taking it up with the administration is always a civil and mature option (and not, as you suggest, snitching). And if you're not willing to do either, well, deal with it. Being a shining role model of rudeness and unwillingness to accept that this is a community and you're not the only one with opinions here isn't going to get you very far anywhere, not just subsim.

I'm used to feel free at everywhere I am. Frankly speaking I already forgot what are we arguing about :haha: Does such nonsences simply has to be taken seriously ? I feel like I'm about to brake a house of cards. I always thought community is strong here without fair of wind gusts from time to time =]

[PapaKilo]

Which is why you brought it up in the first place, right? Of course, now you understand the ridiculous nature of what you have said and want to back out of it. That's fine, but you have to own it.

Really, you seem to have a problem with just about everyone on this forum. And, as the old saying goes, if you have a problem with everyone then the problem probably isn't with everyone. Step back and take some time away. Think about how you treat others, and how that makes them treat you in return. Be the change you want to see. You'll feel better.

Brainwash again, got soap ? :D
Hey common stop trying that, not everyone can go under hypnosis so easily :)

[Takeda Shingen]

I'm used to feel free at everywhere I am. Frankly speaking I already forgot what are we arguing about :haha: Does such nonsences simply has to be taken seriously ? I feel like I'm about to brake a house of cards. I always thought community is strong here without fair of wind gusts from time to time =]

This community is fine. It was fine before you were here. It is fine that you are here. It will be fine long after you have gone. The only problem that I can see is that you don't want to act in a civil manner on the fourms, which is one of our primary rules. You call it 'being free'. That is all fine and well, but when you are on this forum, using the bandwidth, you need to follow the rules. If not, there are consequences. You're trying to convince me that those rules should not apply to you, but that dog won't hunt. You can laugh at me all you want, but nothing is going to change that.

EDIT: Just saw your post above. If you could address me as 'Lord, my God' from now on, that would be most appropriate.

Here endeth the lesson.

[Betonov]

I meant it in earnest. I think you guys are great.

Ah, thank you :DL
And being a part of a great community makes you great. The problem with internet forums is I cant hear the tone of your voice, so it can get confusing at times what someone really means :doh:

[CCIP]

Hey, you're blowing this out of proportion more than anyone - it's just another day at Subsim in the meantime. I just thought it would be fair to give you a serious response if you were wondering where all of this was coming from. I know it's "lol internet" and you don't want to take it seriously, but it's also (from my perspective) nice to have a community where people are accountable for what they do, say, and how the club runs so to speak.

Subsim is no less prone to outbreaks of silliness and stupidity than anywhere else, but hey, we deal with it. That's my only wish for you too - just deal with things and people as they are, and give everyone a benefit of the doubt. As much as I think you made some disrespectful posts here, I think everybody's willing to give you the same benefit of the doubt. Just take it easy and remember that other people read this forum too.

[PapaKilo]

I think I should start using american accent to be taken in account, so here it goes:

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/4116/takeiteasyp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/40/takeiteasyp.jpg/)

[Takeda Shingen]

Hey, you're blowing this out of proportion more than anyone - it's just another day at Subsim in the meantime. I just thought it would be fair to give you a serious response if you were wondering where all of this was coming from. I know it's "lol internet" and you don't want to take it seriously, but it's also (from my perspective) nice to have a community where people are accountable for what they do, say, and how the club runs so to speak.

Subsim is no less prone to outbreaks of silliness and stupidity than anywhere else, but hey, we deal with it. That's my only wish for you too - just deal with things and people as they are, and give everyone a benefit of the doubt. As much as I think you made some disrespectful posts here, I think everybody's willing to give you the same benefit of the doubt. Just take it easy and remember that other people read this forum too.

Said better than I ever could have hoped to. I think that this would be a good way to move forward.

[Dowly]

I think I should start using american accent to be taken in account, so here it goes:



Dunno, I kinda prefer the british accent myself. :hmmm:

"Pardon me, sir, but you have an unattractive excess of verbiage dribbling out of your face. I would be extremely grateful if you would stop talking."

:salute:

[PapaKilo]

Hey, you're blowing this out of proportion more than anyone - it's just another day at Subsim in the meantime. I just thought it would be fair to give you a serious response if you were wondering where all of this was coming from. I know it's "lol internet" and you don't want to take it seriously, but it's also (from my perspective) nice to have a community where people are accountable for what they do, say, and how the club runs so to speak.

Subsim is no less prone to outbreaks of silliness and stupidity than anywhere else, but hey, we deal with it. That's my only wish for you too - just deal with things and people as they are, and give everyone a benefit of the doubt. As much as I think you made some disrespectful posts here, I think everybody's willing to give you the same benefit of the doubt. Just take it easy and remember that other people read this forum too.

Geezz.. If I only knew we trying to act like in Viennese Ball I would have also changed my dresscode before loging in here :haha:

[Betonov]

Dunno, I kinda prefer the british accent myself. :hmmm:

"Pardon me, sir, but you have an unattractive excess of verbiage dribbling out of your face. I would be extremely grateful if you would stop talking."



Jolly good show sir, jolly good show. Cheers

[Platapus]

so what was this thread about originally?

[CCIP]

so what was this thread about originally?

A bird flipping a bird? :O:

[Betonov]

A bird flipping a bird? :O:

http://www.chumpysclipart.com/images/illustrations/xsmall2/190_funny_bird_in_chefs_outfit_at_a_bbq_grilling.j pg

This side's done, time to flip

[TarJak]

Looks like Tatyana has been boned for her actions: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/obama-gets-the-bird-russian-newsreader-gets-the-flick-20111125-1ny3z.html

[Task Force]

I see we have another troll, how nice.

Can you make another thread like the subsim army of zombies one? I need a good laugh.

[TarJak]

I see we have another troll, how nice.

Can you make another thread like the subsim army of zombies one? I need a good laugh.
Hey! Who you calling a troll?

https://d1ij7zv8zivhs3.cloudfront.net/assets/2171331/original/troll.gif?1285483634

[Torplexed]

I see we have another troll, how nice.


I like to see the Gandalf treatment administered to trolls myself.

http://pyxis.homestead.com/LOTR-Trolls.jpg

[TarJak]

I like to see the Gandalf treatment administered to trolls myself.

http://pyxis.homestead.com/LOTR-Trolls.jpgThat works so does starving them to death
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JWdI8aKt8dk/ThRkkgjlyvI/AAAAAAAAAUY/arLCIieDxNM/s400/DontFeedTheTroll.jpg

[Hottentot]

Hmm. Home brewed smilies, no idea of how sarcasm works, thinks his intelligence is superior, rants about freedom, makes ridiculous assumptions...

Hey, the Finnish high school kid is back. :D

Didn't he get nuked just a month or two ago from the "swearing and forum rules" thread? :hmmm:

[Task Force]

Hmm. Home brewed smilies, no idea of how sarcasm works, thinks his intelligence is superior, rants about freedom, makes ridiculous assumptions...

Hey, the Finnish high school kid is back. :D

Didn't he get nuked just a month or two ago from the "swearing and forum rules" thread? :hmmm:

Wait, a Finnish kid, hating on Russia...

Maybe he is trying to start a winter war? its the right time of year almost!

[Hottentot]

It's nothing personal. The Finnish high school kids hate everyone, including themselves. It's part of their youthful middle class angst that usually goes away without medication.

[Penguin]

Damn I missed all the fun last night.

As a compensation I'm going to watch 50 hours of trolling (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpLLq6WEDNo) now :D


Wait, a Finnish kid, hating on Russia...

Maybe he is trying to start a winter war? its the right time of year almost!

Somehow I can't get the picture out of my head; two groups of schoolkids clashing on a frozen lake, blasting each other away with nerf guns. :DL

[Jimbuna]

Hmm. Home brewed smilies, no idea of how sarcasm works, thinks his intelligence is superior, rants about freedom, makes ridiculous assumptions...

Hey, the Finnish high school kid is back. :D

Didn't he get nuked just a month or two ago from the "swearing and forum rules" thread? :hmmm:

Are you referring to my old mate mr internet tough guy? :hmmm:

[Hottentot]

Are you referring to my old mate mr internet tough guy? :hmmm:

Which one of those, the internet is full of them. :haha:

Sorry, I honestly can't remember his username or if he had specific exchange with you. All I remember is that he activated his proto-brain when the swearing and forum rules were discussed not too long ago and the more he posted, the more his act fell apart. It was pretty good comedy, methinks, and not unlike this thread.

[Dowly]

That would be Kentas.

[Takeda Shingen]

Or OneToughHerring as well. And, of course, no run-down of trolling history would be complete without mention of wastegate/spooka2/CastleBravo/The Third Man. Banned four times from SubSim. I wonder when he'll be back.

[Jimbuna]

That would be Kentas.

Not who I was thinking of.

[Platapus]

Or OneToughHerring as well. And, of course, no run-down of trolling history would be complete without mention of wastegate/spooka2/CastleBravo/The Third Man. Banned four times from SubSim. I wonder when he'll be back.

Hopefully never. If there was anyone who clearly demonstrated an unwillingness to abide by the simplest of cultural rules it was that one. :nope:

Bill Cosby had a routine where he claimed that alcohol intensified a person's personality and that some people are just [insert random characters to indicate expletive but not in such a way that it violates forum rules]. :D

I think the Internets Tubes are the same. The Internets Tubes allows people to express their true being, and some people are just.. well you get the idea. :yep:

[Dowly]

Well this is a new one. Instead of the "Wife's from Russia" ad that I've seen around
and would be much more appropriate to this thread, I get a spermbank ad. :dead:

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/spermbank.jpg

[HunterICX]

:rotfl2:

HunterICX

[Oberon]

Says it all really. :har:

One particularly memorable troll was...I think Elite_Silent_Hunter_III or something like that. Claimed he was going to join the Serbian army and fight the Kosovans. Let me see if I can dredge him up. Ah yes, here he is in full Trolling glory with his fellow troll GakunGak.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=104266


Oh, and here is his epic story of how he's going to help Serbia reclaim her lost lands:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=133514

[CCIP]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=104266


Oh, and here is his epic story of how he's going to help Serbia reclaim her lost lands:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=133514

Oh the memories :dead:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Well this is a new one. Instead of the "Wife's from Russia" ad that I've seen around
and would be much more appropriate to this thread, I get a spermbank ad. :dead:

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/spermbank.jpg

You know how these Ads work, don't you - Google an innoculous item such as Ferret's piggy bank and a short while later your search request returns some 'shopping' results in the ad banner.

Wonder what you've been Googling? :hmmm:

Edit: Reminds me of the time I Googled when to use a colon/semi-colon. Then those ads showed up for colonic irrigation services! Sometimes they get it a little wrong.

[Takeda Shingen]

Says it all really. :har:

One particularly memorable troll was...I think Elite_Silent_Hunter_III or something like that. Claimed he was going to join the Serbian army and fight the Kosovans. Let me see if I can dredge him up. Ah yes, here he is in full Trolling glory with his fellow troll GakunGak.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=104266


Oh, and here is his epic story of how he's going to help Serbia reclaim her lost lands:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=133514

:rotfl2:

I'd forgotten about that guy. Oh, those were classics. :up:

EDIT: Boy, I was really cranky in that second thread. Sorry about that Dowly.

[Dowly]

EDIT: Boy, I was really cranky in that second thread. Sorry about that Dowly.

All good. :up:

[Jimbuna]

Or OneToughHerring as well. And, of course, no run-down of trolling history would be complete without mention of wastegate/spooka2/CastleBravo/The Third Man. Banned four times from SubSim. I wonder when he'll be back.


OTH....that's the one I was thinking of :DL

[Egan]

How anyone could describe the people that gave the world Pushkin and Dostoevsky and Turgenev and Prokofiev and Stravinsky and Gogol and Mussogorsky and Faberge and Kadinsky and Tolstoy and Lermontev and Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky amongst so many other who have had a positive and extremely important effect of western - and my own - cultural life as uncultured is completely beyond me. Even as a throwaway insult.

Unless, of course, the person making that claim is so uncultured himself that they haven't heard of any of these people.

Did Akula971 count as a troll? He was mad.

I always preferred the LoTR trolls to the D&D variety, to be honest. Much scarier. That reminds me, I must go and see Troll Hunter when it reaches DVD.

[Sailor Steve]

wastegate/spooka2/CastleBravo/The Third Man. Banned four times from SubSim. I wonder when he'll be back.
Well, I think he was outdone by our friend Owner/Freewilly/Freewilly2/CatalanSailor/usernoname/LadyMarmaide/RighteousThing/X-perIence/fleurc/looos/???

And that was just from the first 20 pages of the Zombie thread!

[Dowly]

Damn, now I have to go and have a look at the zombie thread. :-?

[Sailor Steve]

Damn, now I have to go and have a look at the zombie thread. :-?
Aw, poor baby.




You know you want to. :O:

[Dowly]

Shut up you... you.. OLD MAN! :stare:

(it wasn't on the first page, so I gave up.. such is my attention span :O:)

[Sailor Steve]

Ooh, poah wittle fewwet, woosing his bwainz. Heoh, have some on me. :D
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=169859

[Dowly]

Oh hey, I've been to that thread (apparently). :hmmm:

[Sailor Steve]

You forgot?!? Forgot posting in the Zombie thread!?! I may be old, but I still have my... wait, what were we talking about? :doh:

[Jimbuna]

You forgot?!? Forgot posting in the Zombie thread!?! I may be old, but I still have my... wait, what were we talking about? :doh:

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/821/discozombievs0.gif http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/821/discozombievs0.gif http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/821/discozombievs0.gif

[kiwi_2005]

Reality check guys, please keep this thread civil & no trolling please. Thank you. :O:
http://i43.tinypic.com/16ivew7.jpg

[Dowly]

You forgot?!? Forgot posting in the Zombie thread!?! I may be old, but I still have my... wait, what were we talking about? :doh:

Well, now that I read it I remember my exchange with Firewall where he thought
I was being rude to him, but not much more than that.

Ow and you were talking about sushi. :up:

[Takeda Shingen]

How anyone could describe the people that gave the world Pushkin and Dostoevsky and Turgenev and Prokofiev and Stravinsky and Gogol and Mussogorsky and Faberge and Kadinsky and Tolstoy and Lermontev and Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky amongst so many other who have had a positive and extremely important effect of western - and my own - cultural life as uncultured is completely beyond me. Even as a throwaway insult.

Don't forget Dmitri Shostakovich. The guy managed to shape the direction of post-modern music despite Stalin's best efforts. He's long been one of my personal favorites. :up:

[TarJak]

Well, now that I read it I remember my exchange with Firewall where he thought
I was being rude to him, but not much more than that.

Ow and you were talking about sushi. :up:

I thought that was the kraken thread.:hmmm:

[Sailor Steve]

Ow and you were talking about sushi. :up:
But I hate sushi.

I think.




If only I could remember.

[Dowly]

But I hate sushi.

I think.




If only I could remember.

Well, there's only one way to find out! :DL

[Oberon]

Did Akula971 count as a troll? He was mad.



:har: Oh blimey, now you're going back Egan, Akula971...yeah, he was mad...IIRC he had a little friend...I can't remember his username, but he agreed with everything 971 said and was often suspected to be a double.

[Torplexed]

:har: Oh blimey, now you're going back Egan, Akula971...yeah, he was mad...IIRC he had a little friend...I can't remember his username, but he agreed with everything 971 said and was often suspected to be a double.

I seem to recall he was fond of including oversized movie pictures in a lot of his posts. In the days of dial-up, that was a pain.

[Dowly]

Wasn't around then, but for you old timers, his posts are still around:
http://bit.ly/tOlNqG

:salute:

[Egan]

:har: Oh blimey, now you're going back Egan, Akula971...yeah, he was mad...IIRC he had a little friend...I can't remember his username, but he agreed with everything 971 said and was often suspected to be a double.

Haw! That's right! yes, he had a mate! I forgot they were a double act! If I remember right there was some discussion over whether they were both actually the same person.

@Takeda: Ah yes, Dmitri Shostakovich, Of course! Mind you a full list of Russian cultural greats would probably fill many pages on it's own. My personal favourites are Stravinsky and Turgenev. 'Fathers and Sons' remains my favourite novel more than 20 years after reading it. And I listen to 'A Soldier's Tale' quite often after seeing the RSNO perform it with the narration by Kenneth Cranham (Pompey in Rome.) I was also lucky enough to visit Stravinsky's grave on the Isola San Michele across the lagoon from Venice a few years ago.

I studied Russian Literature as part of my degree and I love it. It's one of the four greats along with German, English, and French.

What I find slightly strange is that this isn't the first time I have seen Russia denigrated as uncultured. It's a weird insult to fling around. I think the applicable phrase here is: physician heal thyself.

[MH]

What I find slightly strange is that this isn't the first time I have seen Russia denigrated as uncultured. It's a weird insult to fling around. I think the applicable phrase here is: physician heal thyself.

To my understanding Russia has very rough edges as far as general population.
It can be attributed to lack of social balance due to difficult history of the country.