Comments on: Lenin would be proud. Over.

Lenin would be proud. Over.

crunchland — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 07:37:32 -0800

Commies with headphones.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 07:50:29 -0800

Commies with headphones. "Hello, all you svingers! This is Go-Go Radio Moscow!"

By: -harlequin-

-harlequin- — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 07:54:27 -0800

Another commie with headphones

By: spock

spock — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 07:54:46 -0800

Taking that server down in 3...2...1 The first rule of MeFite Club is, you do not talk about MeFite Club.

By: redteam

redteam — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 07:59:51 -0800

How gracious of the commies to use such homely females in all their propaganda. I guess that kept everything non-threatening for women or something.

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 08:11:48 -0800

How gracious of the commies to use such homely females in all their propaganda. Maybe they wanted to portray more of an "everywoman" or maybe they wanted more matronly women? But maybe your decadent, imperialist eyes have distorted your image of beauty?

By: smcniven

smcniven — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 08:16:30 -0800

What the heck is this guy doing?

By: -harlequin-

-harlequin- — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 08:21:17 -0800

redteam: I imagine the propaganda producers wanted women to aspire to be industrious, rather than chase vanity. The women on the posters are probably meant to be role models.

By: -harlequin-

-harlequin- — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 08:28:43 -0800

smcniven: He's trying the hear the game. Wife and kids won't shut up so he's taken matters into his own hands. :)

By: davy

davy — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 08:54:48 -0800

Aha! Proof that cell phones are a Russian plot.

By: crunchland

crunchland — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:37:19 -0800

I'm no expert on this sort of stuff, smcniven, but I think what he's doing has something to do with locating the source of a radio signal by using triangulation.

By: fake

fake — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 10:08:53 -0800

Taking that server down in 3...2...1 Coral Cache

By: Francesnash

Francesnash — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 11:54:15 -0800

...great posters for your college dorm

By: languagehat

languagehat — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 12:13:41 -0800

smcniven: The caption talks about "fox hunting," in quotes, but I'm guessing it's a metaphorical term for what crunchland says. The part in red urges "fox hunters" to take part in the competition for the championship of the USSR. Nice find, crunchland!

By: scody

scody — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:26:49 -0800

Yeah, this is great. (And jon: nice one!)

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 19:33:20 -0800

Marvelous find crunch, great images and great colors. Oh and thanks for the coral cache, fake - I keep forgetting about that - it made a huge difference.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 19:35:01 -0800

Yeah, this is great. (And jon: nice one!) Heh. Have you actually heard the song? And do you know who's name "Nikita The K" is a riff on? I've endeared myself to a lot of old guy bartenders by knowing the answer.

By: arto

arto — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 21:11:52 -0800

I'm guessing Murray the K? And/or Nikita Kruschev? Naah, if ol' Kruschev had a nickname, it was probably Nikita the Shoe.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 07:11:24 -0800

I'm guessing Murray the K? And/or Nikita Kruschev? Give that man a cheroot. Or a kewpie doll. Or a kewpie doll smoking a cheroot.