M in Carolina
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Post by M in Carolina on Apr 17, 2016 7:10:00 GMT
These cat photos are hilarious -- the captions are mostly about living in communist Russia/USSR. That's what makes them hilarious. I just wish there were more. Russian LOLcatssorry about that--should be fixed! |
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wellway
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Post by wellway on Apr 17, 2016 7:17:29 GMT
Hi, your link comes back to this board
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anniebygaslight
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Post by anniebygaslight on Apr 17, 2016 8:37:10 GMT
Is it me? I find them weird.
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M in Carolina
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Post by M in Carolina on Apr 17, 2016 9:01:10 GMT
Is it me? I find them weird. They are strange because they sound like Communist propaganda. I studied Communist Russia for a history class, and I think they're interesting to see how former citizens joke about the oppressive regime they were under. Some were a bit sad, but I think humour is a good way to talk about stuff like that--like political cartoons The Buzzfeed article I got the site from joked that they sound like Dostoevsky wrote them. |
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QueenoftheSloths
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Apr 17, 2016 21:36:14 GMT
You pampered American LOLcats just don't understand.
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Post by annaintx on Apr 17, 2016 21:44:19 GMT
What is written in Russian is not the same as what's in English. I know enough Russian to be able to tell that they're not direct translations, but it would take me a long consult with my dictionary to figure out what they do say.
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Post by pierogi on Apr 17, 2016 23:35:14 GMT
Those are hilarious. Slavic humor is very dark, so I could see how it's not everyone's cup of tea. The one about Laika made me a little teary, though. I've always been deeply bothered by that event.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2016 23:42:12 GMT
If you read the comment section under each of them you will find where other posters have different translations of the captions. It is as if the one doing the "English" doesn't really read Russian and just made something up.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2016 0:03:26 GMT
Those are way better than LOLcats. I heart.
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