Wednesday, April 9, 2014

wed., 9 mar., 2014: latvian field guide to russian arseholes, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse


LATVIAN:  Urla...  (pl.)  ‡‡

   ‡‡ )  Russian loan word,  Lit.,  “[God damn Russian] Eagles...  =  (1) pl.,  term for criminally-,  or aggro-,  inclined teens & young adults ;  (2)  also, in light of recent actions in Ukraine & Crimea,  a not-unjustified xenophobic term for any Russian,  presumed to be an idiot,  ignoramus,  &/or Stalinist   (or more likely a Putin-supportingthug & fool who wants to be part of Greater Russia again,  esp. if they do not or will not speak Latvian

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