Let's tone it down for a while

[Ash]

I know I know.. I'm hardly going to be prime candidate for political correctness but,

Watching the news, apparently hundreds of Russians have died, and thousands in hospital due to moonshine/poison vodka.

Although its a warm-hearted running joke that all Russian cameras are made with a hearty portion of vodka, maybe we should be respectful and not mention it for a while. Not very respectful to joke about it when people are dying.

Just a thought.

 

[Jocko]

Ash, in the immortal words of Samuel Goldwyn. "Leave the messages to Western Union".😉

Cheers, Ian

 

[ywenz]

Why this post? was someone making russian/vodka jokes?

 

[Ash]

Not since yesterday, but I thought I'd before someone says it again 🙂

 

[Keith]

Whoops ... I think that was 'moi'.😱 😱

 

[SolaresLarrave]

That wasn't the only case of industrial poisoning. In Panamá, a state run lab made a mistake in the formula of a cough syrup and over 100 people went to the hospital. Several died. I think it was someone trying to cut costs who ordered the wrong chemical ingredient.

So, no more jokes on Russian cameras and vodka for a while! 🙂

 

[peterc]

Watching the news, apparently hundreds of Russians have died, and thousands in hospital due to moonshine/poison vodka.

An ongoing problem in the FSU. The media picks up on it every year or two. As I remember the life expectancy of a Russian male is about 59 and he's most likely to die of something alcohol related.
Alcohol and alcohol poisoning are serious problems in Russia and have been for years. And I don't think refraining from a few drunken assembly line worker jokes will change anything.

Peter

 

[Ash]

Fair enough Peter, I was only thinking from the point of view that it's best not to stir up anything with a harmless joke taken the wrong way. Tis up to other people though. I've only ever known 2 people from Ukraine, and other than that the closest to Russia I can think is friends with Polish roots. I'm not exactly going to get offended, but someone here might.

 

[Keith]

Ash, in the immortal words of Samuel Goldwyn. "Leave the messages to Western Union".😉

Cheers, Ian

And I can't remember who it was who said "Don't shoot the messenger".

🙂

 

[Ash]

And I can't remember who it was who said "Don't shoot the messenger".

🙂

Well it's not important, as they died shortly after 😀 😀

 

[Keith]

Long long ago in the land known as New Zealand, when I was a young starry eyed apprentice motor mechanic, I worked with a delightful man called Ted Brazcec, he was Polish or Russian, I don't remember! I noticed that every day with his lunch he would drink a large glass of what looked like water to me. When I asked him what it was he promptly poured me a glass and said in his thick accent .. "Drink this boy ... it's good for you". Putting the glass nervously to my lips I couldn't help but notice that they immediately went numb! I thanked him but declined to go any further. It turned out that it was home made potato vodka, which I suspect, could alternately be used as paint stripper.

🙁

 

[David Murphy]

Perhaps he is referring to the Fed 8 thread, which I found hilarious

 

[Nachkebia]

Long long ago in the land known as New Zealand, when I was a young starry eyed apprentice motor mechanic, I worked with a delightful man called Ted Brazcec, he was Polish or Russian, I don't remember! I noticed that every day with his lunch he would drink a large glass of what looked like water to me. When I asked him what it was he promptly poured me a glass and said in his thick accent .. "Drink this boy ... it's good for you". Putting the glass nervously to my lips I couldn't help but notice that they immediately went numb! I thanked him but declined to go any further. It turned out that it was home made potato vodka, which I suspect, could alternately be used as paint stripper.

🙁

First, vodka is made of potato, if you ever drink vodka with orange just don`t think you are driking vodka, second

Polish or Russian

? it is almost same to say German or Dutch 🙂 Brazcec is definetly polish 🙂 and third I don`t think russians or any slavich countrys drink as much as europians do, specialy youth, quality of alcohol might not be that great but Georgian wine is the best 😀 (don`t even read, even I don`t understand what I wrote 😀 )

 

[Keith]

First, vodka is made of potato, if you ever drink vodka with orange just don`t think you are driking vodka, second ? it is almost same to say German or Dutch 🙂 Brazcec is definetly polish 🙂 and third I don`t think russians or any slavich countrys drink as much as europians do, specialy youth, quality of alcohol might not be that great but Georgian wine is the best 😀 (don`t even read, even I don`t understand what I wrote 😀 )

Hey Nachkebia,

My own origins are slavich. My original family name was Novakovic which my grandfather, for some strange reason, decided to shorten when he emigrated to NZ as a young man ... not sure why and I wish he hadn't actually ... he was a Croation Dalmation!

That same workshop where I was apprenticed had a Russian (Anton Varoy) ... Ted (Polish) a South African a Samoan, three Indians, a Chechoslovakian a Brazillian tea lady and two mechanics from Great Britain. New Zealand had a very expansive migration programme in the 50s and 60s.

It was great, and to this day I believe it to be one of the most racially tollerant countries in the world! 🙂

 

[Ash]

I'm not sure whether Britain is that tolerant, but we have a helluva lot of immigration currently!

 

[Socke]

First, vodka is made of potato, if you ever drink vodka with orange just don`t think you are driking vodka, second ? it is almost same to say German or Dutch 🙂 Brazcec is definetly polish 🙂 and third I don`t think russians or any slavich countrys drink as much as europians do, specialy youth, quality of alcohol might not be that great but Georgian wine is the best 😀 (don`t even read, even I don`t understand what I wrote 😀 )

I happen to know some german descendant russian imigrants and they drink Vodka like I drink water. A bottle Smirnoff per person and evening is about right for the girls, the boys drink more.

 

[Keith]

I happen to know some german descendant russian imigrants and they drink Vodka like I drink water. A bottle Smirnoff per person and evening is about right for the girls, the boys drink more.

I got incredibly/stupidly drunk on vodka as a teen and threw up for a day after. Now ... the smell of vodka almost makes me dry reach! 🙄

 

[Ash]

Keith, you wuss!!

I guess the UK is worse than Russia, we have binge-drinking and violence. To be fair, it was a great night after 6 vodka shots, 3 pints, a bottle of bud and a pint of cider. I dont remember getting home.

I haven't drunk since then, and that was a month ago 😀

 

[Keith]

Keith, you wuss!!

I guess the UK is worse than Russia, we have binge-drinking and violence. To be fair, it was a great night after 6 vodka shots, 3 pints, a bottle of bud and a pint of cider. I dont remember getting home.

I haven't drunk since then, and that was a month ago 😀

Ooh lad .. when I was young I would drink 8 vodka shots .. 5 pints .. 2 bottles of Bud and a gallon of cider and work in t'gravel pit all next day after sleeping in shoe box on motorway .. but we were 'ard! 😀

 

[Ash]

Liar 😀