"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again."

[Thumpalumpacus]

Rather like Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hampshire etc? They're all the same "over there," right?

Mazactly! The Balkans messes with my head, too -- I get Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria mixed up whenever I think about any of them. I have enough trouble sorting my left foot from my right!

 

[buffnut453]

Mazactly! The Balkans messes with my head, too -- I get Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria mixed up whenever I think about any of them. I have enough trouble sorting my left foot from my right!

We won't even mention the "Stans" then, huh?

 

[ARTESH]

We won't even mention the "Stans" then, huh?

Goddammit! i was gonna to say this!

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

We won't even mention the "Stans" then, huh?

You mean Pakistan, Mongolistan, and Kentuckistan? No, I'm solid on that stuff.

 

[GrauGeist]

The Balkans are sort of easy to figure out - Bulgaria and Romania are on the Black Sea and are kind of "land's end" for Europe.

It's the "stans" I have trouble with. Aside from Afghanistan and Pakistan, I have zero clues about what all and where all the others are (aside from being scattered from hell to breakfast all over central Asia).

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

The Balkans are sort of easy to figure out - Bulgaria and Romania are on the Black Sea and are kind of "land's end" for Europe.

But who's on first?!

 

[Greg Boeser]

Mazactly! The Balkans messes with my head, too -- I get Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria mixed up whenever I think about any of them. I have enough trouble sorting my left foot from my right!

Whenever someone mentions Hungary, I say "Sure am," and go make a sandwich.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Whenever someone mentions Hungary, I say "Sure am," and go make a sandwich.

I think the same thing when someone talks about visiting Turkey.

 

[GTX]

It’s Costing Peanuts for the US to Defeat Russia

The cost-benefit analysis of US support for Ukraine is incontrovertible. It’s producing wins at almost every level.

cepa.org

 

[GTX]

Activists embarrassed Russian embassy staff in Australia. Now the Kremlin is targeting them

The Russian-speaking activist group Svoboda Alliance spotlighted the intelligence connections of Russian embassy staff and mocked their practices in protest against the war in Ukraine. Now it's been listed by Russia as an "undesirable" or "extremist" group.

www.abc.net.au

 

[GTX]

Ukrainians suffer in cold, darkness as Zelenskyy implores UN Security Council to punish Russia

The Ukrainian president says his country's energy infrastructure has been targeted in a missile barrage that has caused nationwide power outages and plunged cities into freezing darkness.

www.abc.net.au

 

[GTX]

Kyiv residents holding out as repair teams work to restore power and water after heavy Russian strikes

About 70 per cent of Kyiv remains without power and residents are crowding into cafés for power and warmth, while Kherson comes under its heaviest attack since Ukrainian forces retook it.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Activists embarrassed Russian embassy staff in Australia. Now the Kremlin is targeting them

The Russian-speaking activist group Svoboda Alliance spotlighted the intelligence connections of Russian embassy staff and mocked their practices in protest against the war in Ukraine. Now it's been listed by Russia as an "undesirable" or "extremist" group.

www.abc.net.au

Has anyone told him about why fighting some Aussies ain't really a good idea?

 

[ARTESH]

The Balkans are sort of easy to figure out - Bulgaria and Romania are on the Black Sea and are kind of "land's end" for Europe.

It's the "stans" I have trouble with. Aside from Afghanistan and Pakistan, I have zero clues about what all and where all the others are (aside from being scattered from hell to breakfast all over central Asia).

Half of Eastern Europe is "Stan" for us!!!

Central Asian "Stan" countries are historically referred to as "Turkestan". that is modern day area of Eastern side of Caspian sea all way to inner Mongolia, in western China, and from north of India to South of Russia.

 

[ARTESH]

I think the same thing when someone talks about visiting Turkey.

Thanks to Frenchmen that have chosen "turquoise" to be that country`s name!

 

[buffnut453]

Ukraine war: Putin tells Russian soldiers' mothers he shares their pain

Given the scale of destruction from Russia's invasion, his words are certain to infuriate Ukrainians.

www.bbc.com

 

[SaparotRob]

Has a certain Nosferatu charm.

 

[Frog]

Thanks to Frenchmen that have chosen "turquoise" to be that country`s name!

Sorry boy, it's TURQUIE in french...

 

[GrauGeist]

I understood the word "Turquoise" came from the word "Turquois", which means "Turkish".

 

[Glider]

An interesting piece on the Russian Artillery

Russia’s High-Tech Artillery System Was Supposed To Win The War In Ukraine. But Troops Didn’t Know How To Use It.