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Sorry, and maybe I should have qualified this, even though this is an English-language forum, and I had thought this might be understood. However, as you say, Russian authors are sometimes translated into other important languages, besides English. For example, I am thinking of translating Crime and Punishment, one of the greatest novels ever written, into a click language of the Khoisan group. Can you even imagine how magnificent it might be to listen to Crime and Punishment, on an audio book, in a click language. In case you cannot imagine this, then here is an example of what C&P might sound like using a click language. And, it might be great for listening, while walking in the hills here in Thailand.... By the way: I LOVE this guy, and I love this language which might be lost, so regretfully, in the near future. Therefore, might it even be possible to fund the translation of Crime and Punishment into this click language? For SURE, if I were a rich man, I would fund such a project. Crime and Punishment should be read by every man, and Everyman. Take care, My Friends..... We are All ONE, and we all must recognize our sameness, despite our various cultural differences. Here is another video I like: By the way: There is a linguist researcher from some major university I read about several years ago who attempted to learn a click language, and the more he practiced, the more his larynx changed, and it change radically! I am not pulling your legs, here. If you wish, i will support my claim using peer-reviewed references in future posts. Thank you my friends, Regards, Glob. Crime and Punishment was the first Russian novel I read, at age 12, and it changed my life. (All landladies, everywhere, should read this great book, in my opinion. Treat your tenants well.)

OK. But, are there any Russian authors even half as adept as Voltaire at using satire to poke fun at governments? Such as Candide? Anyway, my apologies for mentioning Voltaire on our beloved Farang Pub, beloved by me, at least.

Have you read Candide? Voltaire was not an especially nice person, when it came to some people. What might be good for the goose, is sometimes not so good for the gander.

Base 2 Base 10 And, Hexadecimal, which is Base 16, basically.

Putin on the Ritz? Nice. 1930s And in Russia, during that time, they were also Putin on the Ritz....

You did say. And, thank you for saying.

Thank you.

Wisdom? Getting wise?

And now? Now that life is longer, and still very brutal? And now that we all know plenty of stuff? Do we qualify as being wise, just due to having lived a long and brutal life, do you think?

Eat your hearts out, you Pattaya babes.

And, you think those legs look nice? No way they could compete with the Radio City Rockettes of 1942.

I do not read Russian, but I wish I did. Even though everyone is upset by current events, still I do not burn my Russian books. What really bothers me is having so many different translations of Russian books. There must be thousands of translations of Russian books, over the years, and which is the best one; one wishes one knew. I have read a few translations of Russian books, and not one can explain current affairs. The thing that disturbs me more than the translations of Russian books is that Putin remains inscrutable, and there is no easy way to translate him. The only thing I know about Putin is that he loves to ride horses. I have never ridden a horse. And, I have never ridden a horse bareback while riding bare-chested. Maybe, this is just something Russian, which I missed in translation. The most powerful man in the world, perhaps, might be the craziest man in the world. Who knows what is in the mind of a man on a horse without a shirt...... Some of you might think Putin extremely sexy, and you would not be mistaken. Putin is sexy, for sure.

What? You mean that you can't dig Bob Seger? Maybe you never had a Chevy?

Here is my favorite, and what is yours?

All I am saying is that, before the so-called Internet, there was ARPANET. And, during the days of ARPANET, long, long ago, while in Asia, things were not the same as they are now. During the days of ARPANET, men like me were considered rather exotic, by some girls. And, now, those days are long gone.

What I mean is that, if you don't act on your fantasies, while you are young, then, when you reach my age, you just might wish you had. Therefore, if you might possibly think that sleeping with two women is something that you sometimes dream about....then...you should. In my case, I slept with two women for many months. Every day, during those many months, was good. But, of course, I slept with one Chinese woman and one Korean woman, and probably it was this multicultural experience which contributed to my overall positive outcome. In fact, there is nothing better than sleeping with two women, unless it might be sleeping with three. (By the way: I am not just blowing hot wind, here. I am just recalling a true experience I had during a time in my life, when I was young.) Please note: Those two girls were so fine, and so nice, and so good. Really nice women. That was in 1982. We were all the same age, just having fun.

Do what you must do...now. There may be no tomorrow. One never knows.

How do you deal with fear of complete annihilation? Do you just laugh at it? Do you laugh in the face of fear? Anyone my age knows about years and years of worrying about the very real prospect of annihilation of our species, or even life in total, except maybe for organisms which live deep below the surface of the planet. Whether or not microbes live deep down there. Who knows. Many years ago, even before Nagasaki, we knew that we were entering the Age of Anxiety. Most people, when faced with an undeniable existential prospect, enter into a state of denial. But for you, those who are able to actually consider the end of Homo Sapiens on Earth, how do you deal with this anxiety-provoking prospect, and this resultant angst? For example, do you watch movies in order to divert your attention from the prospect of impending doom? What defense mechanisms work best for you? Just wondering.....

Give me Bowie, any day. Miss Bowie....still, so much.

At the time, sleeping with two women seemed fairly normal to me. We shared a small room for many months. Now that I am old, I recall these experiences of my youth, which don't even seem odd to me, now.. One girl was my GF, and the other was the just a friend. At the time, all seemed fairly normal. Two women seemed right, back then. No jealousy to speak of. I can recommend three choices for sleeping with women or not sleeping with women: aa. Sleep with one woman, and eventually get into trouble due to jealousy, for example. bb. Sleep simultaneously with two women and enjoy talking with each other before bed, and while bedding. cc. Live alone with no woman, and avoid the chitchat. Anyway, if you are young enough, and in Asia, the best thing to do is to find two women willing to sleep with you, and to be your friend. In my case, these two women are still my friend. Regards, Note: However, since this is a true story, and not a fairy tale, something happened to one of these girls, and it is not nice. Sometimes, what seems so good when one is young can end up not so good. Life is like this. I won't say what happened to one of these very nice girls. Still, sleeping with two women is better than sleeping with one, in my opinion. Some say that this is not true. But, anyone who says this is either full of baloney or has never tried it.

Not always... The Dandies on the Links, are just so.....idiotic. Their golfing attire, their cleats on their shoes, and just about everything about them is just so..... Ridiculous.