Author Topic: War trophy!!! (Read 302 times)

Boroda · « **on:** July 22, 2005, 02:01:32 PM »

Heroic SS recon ubermenschen capturing a Soviet "Young Pioneer" (boyscout) flag.

Caption made me spill my beer. It's hillarious.

Nilsen · « **Reply #1 on:** July 22, 2005, 03:05:18 PM »

ROFL!

VOR · « **Reply #2 on:** July 22, 2005, 04:31:27 PM »

See rule # 16

VOR · « **Reply #3 on:** July 22, 2005, 04:43:18 PM »

Education is our friend.

SMIDSY · « **Reply #4 on:** July 22, 2005, 04:54:13 PM »

the germans seemed to make that sort of mistake quite a bit. i read a story about german tankers draping a captured "french battle flag". however they were mocked by french civilians who realized that the flag had no gold fringe, suggesting the heroic german tankers prolly stole the flag from a library.

Sandman · « **Reply #5 on:** July 22, 2005, 04:57:32 PM »

Boroda, can you translate the flag to English?

Boroda · « **Reply #6 on:** July 22, 2005, 05:00:52 PM »

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Originally posted by VOR
Education is our friend.

Knowlege is power. But noone is able to understand everything.

Can you repeat what you posted in English, Russian or Ukrainian and send it to tengrie [dog] sky.chph.ras.ru ? Do me a favour please.

This "rule #16" is the only rule I can't understand, but I have to appreciate and follow it. Some things are better told in native language when speaking to people sharing the same culture. Usually people here are too intelligent to tell offences.

I beg your pardon and want to say that a text above isn't an attempt of "moderation" by a person who isn't supposed to do it. Sorry.

VOR · « **Reply #7 on:** July 22, 2005, 05:04:30 PM »

It was just a Pioneer slogan posted for humor. No big deal.

Boroda · « **Reply #8 on:** July 22, 2005, 05:11:55 PM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
Boroda, can you translate the flag to English?

"For fighting for ideas of Lenin and Stalin - be ready!"

"Be ready!" was a Young Pioneer slogan, answer: "Always ready!".

A hammer/sickle with a campfire in the middle is a Young Pioneer symbol. I was wearing a red tie and such a pin with Lenin and a campfire in 1982-86. Our school Young Pioneer "druzhina" ("warriorship", sorry, can't find a word that's closer to the meaning then this) had a banner that looked much more "rich", with golden brushes and all the stuff. I remember how me and my friends stole it and noone noticed until we told our Pioneer leader - he almost lost his consciousness