tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post2799760203609877099..comments2024-02-28T16:53:27.515+01:00Comments on Poemas del río Wang: The world is laughing at the ItaliansStudiolumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377777909296284368noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-26292960236321046692016-01-30T06:22:03.307+01:002016-01-30T06:22:03.307+01:00Great! You should definitely elaborate it into a p...Great! You should definitely elaborate it into a post, even if it’s perhaps just an urban legend :) But, together with the non-urban-legend demolition of your grandfather’s house, it is firmly rooted in Soviet reality.Studiolumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377777909296284368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-63167230483511341652016-01-30T03:33:58.107+01:002016-01-30T03:33:58.107+01:00Couldn't resist sharing my namesake city's...Couldn't resist sharing my namesake city's disappearing-genitals legend. When a monument to Moscow founder, prince Yuri, has been commissioned, he was depicted riding a mare. A reviewer suggested a change to a stallion. Another high-placed reviewer ordered the genitals removed, though. Ten the historians chimed in, explaining that a Russian prince would have considered it demeaning to ride a gelding. So the genitals were re-cast and re-attached, you can see them up close <a href="http://frend.org.ua/post290396019/" rel="nofollow">here</a><br /><br />(The authorities had to demolish my grandfather's home to make room for this grand monument - perhaps I'll touch on this story in another post)MOCKBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150628026789690963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-43170393887364168892016-01-29T07:57:49.802+01:002016-01-29T07:57:49.802+01:00Italians have a great sense of humor though. This ...Italians have a great sense of humor though. This post was shared in the Italian twitter with the Leitmotiv: “Il dono italico: far ridere il mondo” (The mission of the Italians: to make the world laugh!”)Studiolumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377777909296284368noreply@blogger.com