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2011-11-22 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-11-22 02:07|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Now that I'm done chuckling over this...any Russian-speaking Rantburgers care to translate & provide context?

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2011-11-22 02:18|| 2011-11-22 02:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Ooops, double posting. Sorry, tipper.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-11-22 03:24|| 2011-11-22 03:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Am I the only one who hates clicking on unknown links that say "you must click here" or "this is a must-see" or "you just have to see this".

What's the point of even having a title if it's just to encourage clicks? Frankly, it sounds like a spam link. How about an informative link that describes what it is?

Posted by gromky 2011-11-22 04:55|| 2011-11-22 04:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Context: During a news broadcast on Russian TV, anchor Tatiana Limanova spoke about Russian President Dmitry Medvedevs appearance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. Shortly after, the anchor mentioned that Medvedev will soon take an APEC leadership role previous held by U.S. President Barack Obama. Upon the pronouncement of the TPOTUS' (or PTOTUS) name, she flips a nice birdie.

Posted by twobyfour 2011-11-22 06:21|| 2011-11-22 06:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Kind of looked to me like she was flagging them to cut to the next shot. LIke Obama scratching his nose with his middle finger its probably nothing. Culturally is flipping the bird a Russian thing?

Posted by Shusorong Ebbaiger3333 2011-11-22 08:14|| 2011-11-22 08:14|| Front Page Top

#6 ...well, there are certain nearly universals that don't require translations.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-11-22 08:33|| 2011-11-22 08:33|| Front Page Top

#7 Was not a middle finger, but pointing up as if to defer to a previous part of the broadcast. It's true, ASEAN will not be led by Russia.

Posted by newc 2011-11-22 08:50|| 2011-11-22 08:50|| Front Page Top

#8 0:15, looks like the finger.

Posted by Skidmark 2011-11-22 08:53|| 2011-11-22 08:53|| Front Page Top

#9 Charlie: You were in a 4g inverted dive with a MiG28?
Maverick: Yes, ma'am.
Charlie: At what range?
Maverick: Um, about two meters.
Goose: It was actually about one and a half I think. It was one and a half. I've got a great Polaroid of it, and he's right there, must be one and a half.
Maverick: Was a nice picture.
Goose: Thanks.
Charlie: Eh, lieutenant, what were you doing there?
Goose: Communicating.
Maverick: Communicating. Keeping up foreign relations. You know, giving him the bird!
Goose: [Charlie looks puzzled, so Goose clarifies] You know, the finger
Charlie: Yes, I know the finger, Goose.
Goose: I-I'm sorry, I hate it when it does that, I'm sorry. Excuse me.

Posted by Matt 2011-11-22 09:53|| 2011-11-22 09:53|| Front Page Top

#10 Perhaps the finger was aimed at someone in the studio and the timing was unintentional. Still, it looks like a differnt gesture.

Posted by rjschwarz 2011-11-22 10:09|| 2011-11-22 10:09|| Front Page Top

#11 The MSM gives us the finger all the time; it's just not so overt.

Posted by JohnQC 2011-11-22 12:33|| 2011-11-22 12:33|| Front Page Top

#12 With a middle finger, Shusorong Ebbaiger3333?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-11-22 14:34|| 2011-11-22 14:34|| Front Page Top

#13 Yup, its definitely a finger.

I could be wrong, but I don't get the impression her target was the Bammer - IMO either someone behind the camera was asking her for a date or sex; or else she was flipping the bird at 'Cuzin Dimitri hence by extension also at 'Cuzin Vlad, i.e. Vlad's decision to run again for office.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-11-22 23:37|| 2011-11-22 23:37|| Front Page Top

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