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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgSSRE27GQ0
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13586256 There aren't that many comments to read (<20) before posting.
I like this one: An American tells a Russian that the United States is so free he can stand in front of the White House and yell, "To hell with Ronald Regan." The Russian replies, "That's nothing. I can stand in front of the Kremlin and yell, 'To hell with Ronald Regan,' too."
I love this one: What would happen if the desert became a socialist country? Nothing for a while, and then there would be a sand shortage.
I like this one: An American tells a Russian that the United States is so free he can stand in front of the White House and yell, "To hell with Ronald Regan." The Russian replies, "That's nothing. I can stand in front of the Kremlin and yell, 'To hell with Ronald Regan,' too."
I love this one: What would happen if the desert became a socialist country? Nothing for a while, and then there would be a sand shortage.
The shelf shop.
OK, I need to add my favorite Russian joke here: A German and a Russian die. Neither has been the best person in their life, so they get sent down there. When they arrive in hell, the devil says, "Well, especially bad people have been dying lately, and we're all full up. I can only accept one of you, the other will go to purgatory and get a chance at redemption." He proposes a simple test of their human decency: Each…
An eagle, tired from a long flight, lands in a tree. It looks around and is startled to see a cow is in the tree as well. "What are you doing in this tree?" says the eagle. "Well, I came up here to eat apples," replies the cow. "But this is a pine tree." "Ah, you see, I brought my own." (Lady who told me that was from Kamchatka.)
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That assumes that the speaking dog is a trick. This is hell. This is the afterlife. If dogs are there then they have souls. Id expect such beings to communicate as effectively as anyone else. My first read was that the dog was informing the devil of his mistreatment. We cannot assume that the devil was being completely clear as to how he would judge the excersise. The russian did not win.
Did you ever have someone parse a joke so completely that stripped all comedy from it?
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If you've seen Russian wives you now this is not a joke (ducks).
Unless you refer to old(er) working class women with a hard life I don't see how any reasonable person can think that's even remotely a basis for a joke, given how much more beautiful Russian women look on average. Just walk around Russian cities. Having lived in the US for a decade and having been to Russia and Ukraine several times, sometimes for months living in a rented apartment, I know which country I'd choose…
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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2009/may/24/genes-human-... I'll look for better (primary) sources when I'm not on my phone if I remember. I vaguely remember seeing a bunch of stuff about how humans naturally gravitate towards genetic diversity, unless there's some roadblock preventing it. I don't have a source offhand though so until or unless I find one, remember to add your salt :)
That study was only about genes for immunity, not about genes in general.
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Might be something to do with higher competition. Some countries have lower male-to-female ratios.
Indeed. Russia has one of the lowest male-to-female ratios in the world: 0.86 males per each female. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_sex_ratio I understand where that comes from: it's a stereotypical generalisation, but Russian middle-aged men drink themselves to death. Large areas of Russian countryside operate on granny energy only. So, the "supply" of women exceeds "demand" in Russia. What puzzl…
A Prague citizen came to local police station in fall 1968. At the desk he claimed "Officer, a Swiss soldier stole my Russian watch". Officer looked puzzled and responded "I guess you mean that a Russian soldier stole your Swiss watch." The man replied "It might be so, but remember that you said that. Not me."
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That study was only about genes for immunity, not about genes in general.
Exactly. Humans breed for more diverse immunity to increase our chances of survival.