Fred, don’t forget “BallyKissAngel” Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 20, 2025, at 16:48, Van Snyder via cctalk <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Mon, 2025-10-20 at 17:54 -0500, Doc Shipley via cctalk wrote: >> Russian (I include the old USSR satellites) TV is a pure, unpadded >> descent into a hopeless trudge through hell. > > From IMDB quotes about a Brokenwood series episode in which an actor is > killed onstage during a local theater production: > > > * Gina Kadinsky [1]: What was the performance? > * Mike Shepherd [2]: Hamlet. > * Gina Kadinsky [1]: [laughs] The Russian play. > * Mike Shepherd [2]: Hamlet was from Russia? > * Gina Kadinsky [1]: > No, but he is very Russian. He worries too much, complains about > everything, takes too long to make up his mind, and when he finally > does, it all ends badly anyway. Such is life. > > My Russian colleague said that Russian men can do three things > indefinitely: > > * Watch water run > * Watch fire burn > * Watch other men work > > > [1] Gina Kadinsky https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1375380/?ref_=ttqu_qu > [2] Mike Shepherd https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0713761/?ref_=ttqu_qu
