Via a mysterious blogger some describe as a grumpy, toothless old man, I bring you: Яolcats (English translations of Eastern Bloc Lolcats). It’s important that you click through to see the images, but here are a few captions to whet your appetite:
The men I’ve sent to death weigh heavily on my mind; but this burden is but a fist of straw compared to the strain of the republic.
Have strength, my little cabbage. By the mercy of NKVD Order No. 00447, we have been chosen for Resettlement. We will show the tin mines of Kolyma the true power of the proletariat.
Aaaaah… Pig iron, your musk is that of glorious industry …
Cease your protests, the deal is done! You are to make a fine wife for uncouth American businessman!
Uh oh. This doesn’t look good at all. I did Engineering for my undergrad, spent five years working in Computer Science and am now becoming an economist.
On the plus side (for me, at least), my wife studied Philosophy and Political Science in her undergrad, is now in Law school and speaks four-and-a-half languages.
That’s the new Indian Premier League (of cricket, for any heathens in the audience). The quote comes from Jenny Zaleski, 28, who is one of these girls:
According to the SMH article, they are “a professional cheer squad from the Washington Redskins, an American football team, [flown in] to spice up the pre-match entertainment.”
I’m betting that Katherine Zoepf has been chuckling non-stop since convincing her editors to approve this introductory sentence:
RIYADH: This time of year, when the weather is still cool and comfortable and the desert is strewn with flowering plants and shrubs, a man’s thoughts often turn to his camels.
Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolor [sic] disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let’s laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into the tortured mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against lonliness [sic] in a quiet American suburb.
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