How stupid is this?! / x-posted

[oncelosthorizon.livejournal.com]

Look what I just came across...

What the hell?! Why do people have to be so freakin stupid?

Comments

[superslayer18.livejournal.com]

OMG that is insulting! Gah!

[vyacheslav.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's very funny, but I wouldn't call it stupid or insulting. I wouldn't feel that was if it was a Russian doing the same thing either. It's just a joke, no big deal.

[oncelosthorizon.livejournal.com]

I fail to see how it isn't stupid. I understand the concept gimmicks and marketing tools, but this does seem quite ridiculous to me.

[vyacheslav.livejournal.com]

It's stupid in that it's not very funny, but I meant I don't think the people who made it are necessarily stupid. To someone who does not have an interest in Russian language/culture/whatever it may be pretty funny. Is this an ad for something or is it just a picture someone made? Either way it shouldn't be taken seriously enough to be offensive.

[irinta.livejournal.com]

I can't figure out what the sign says.

[vyacheslav.livejournal.com]

Da comrade, more leninade

It's just taking advantage of the cyrillic letters that look like latin letters.

[oncelosthorizon.livejournal.com]

I never stated that I was offended by it.

http://www.sodaking.com

[wondergurl-77.livejournal.com]

lolz.

I like it.

[vyacheslav.livejournal.com]

I was replying to the post and also addressing the comment above mine, and I interchanged insulting with offensive.

[oncelosthorizon.livejournal.com]

Hehe

[irinta.livejournal.com]

hmm, and what does this mean?
can you please translate it in Russian or English.
thx

[vyacheslav.livejournal.com]

Yes comrade, more leninade.

Comrade is one of the few Russian words that every english speaker knows and identifies with Russia. Leninade is a drink which I guess is like lemonade, except the call it Leninade because it sounds like lemonade. And the two girls are saying "yes, comrade, we would like more leninade."

Here are the ingrediants for Leninade:
Carbonated water
Cane Sugar
Citric Acid
Gum Acacia
Natural and Artificial flavors.

So yeah, it's a citrus, lemony drink of some kind.

[vyacheslav.livejournal.com]

Here's the bottle

[med99.livejournal.com]

I feel somewhat insulted by their putting a Russian church in the background. Otherwise, no problem.

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

>Comrade is one of the few Russian words
I am sorry to note that "comrade" is NOT a Russian word, it is English. The English word "comrade" is equal to Russian "товарищ".

[gvadelupa.livejournal.com]

By the way, the word "comrade" is not a native Russian word. I think it come to Russian language from Spanish nearly 1939, when Soviet soldiers provided military help to Spanish people in their fight against general Franko.

The word "comrade" means "companion in arms" in Spanish, not usual friend.

[wondergurl-77.livejournal.com]

I get a bottle for my Russian <3

[gvadelupa.livejournal.com]

Apparently, "leninade" is combination of words "Lemonade" and "Lenin"

[quem98.livejournal.com]

That's rediculously Cheezy...

The word poshli comes to mind as well.

[thevoiceofnick.livejournal.com]

Here's the website: http://www.leninade.com/ (http://www.leninade.com/)

If you thought the ad was funny, you'll find the website even funnier... if you found it stupid or offensive, don't visit the site!

[thevoiceofnick.livejournal.com]

And here's another picture:

[oncelosthorizon.livejournal.com]

Just what I was thinking. I have never associated the word "comrade" with the Russian language before.

[oncelosthorizon.livejournal.com]

Hahaha!!!

[vyacheslav.livejournal.com]

As soon as I posted it, I caught my poor wording and I was wondering how long it would take for someone to call me on it. What I meant to say is often times in movies with Russian men, they will refer to themselves as comrade. So a lot of americans associate comrade with Russia because according to popular culture, that's what Russians call themselves. This was much more popular during the Cold War, so maybe younger Americans don't make that connection.

Comrade is just a popular way to make things look/people appear russian. Other things that are popular is using Я instead of R, like Яussia and replacing N with И.

[svl.livejournal.com]

LOL:)
I don`t feel offended (though I like USSR, since it`s my Motherland)