Finland to revert to being part of the USSR next Tuesday

Tullynessle Turnip · Post by **Tullynessle Turnip** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 11:08 am

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 24273.html

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amahdy · Post by **amahdy** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 11:51 pm

Where is it even mentioned the word "Tuesday" in the whole article? Why your post seem like you are happy about it? I'd highly argue that any Finnish would like to leave EU for Russia..

AldenG · Post by **AldenG** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 2:11 am

What, you got tired of participating in the other thread about the same link?

foca · Post by **foca** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 1:39 am

I got a word from Putin- next Tuesday at 12:03. All prepare your passports for the referendum. If your passport is not stamped with a special referendum stamp by 13:03 the same day - you have a problem!

amahdy · Post by **amahdy** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 2:38 am

I thought the passport has to be stamped with the "I agree" stamp, otherwise - even if you participated, you are in trouble.

foca · Post by **foca** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 9:43 am

amahdy wrote:I thought the passport has to be stamped with the "I agree" stamp, otherwise - even if you participated, you are in trouble.

No this is not true! We live in a democracy, do not we?
Thus , however you vote , the count will be: 99.98 % in favor of the motion.

Upphew · Post by **Upphew** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 9:44 am

What it is with Russians and stamps?!? I know a dude who raided Tiimari so he could make Russian business associates happy, no joke.

foca · Post by **foca** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 9:54 am

Upphew wrote:What it is with Russians and stamps?!? I know a dude who raided Tiimari so he could make Russian business associates happy, no joke.

You do not understand the true meaning of the Stamp, my friend. The stamp in your hand is power - one stamp goes "approve", the other " prohibit" . And it is very important which one is used on your application.
Being serious, it still makes me uneasy too. These days one can make ( or forge , for that matter) any company seal in about 15 minutes, but they are still considered important. It is next to impossible to open a company account without a seal. And yet legally it is possible and a company seal is not required. I believe it is a thing that goes very deep into the Soviet mentality.

Upphew · Post by **Upphew** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 11:09 am

foca wrote:
Upphew wrote:What it is with Russians and stamps?!? I know a dude who raided Tiimari so he could make Russian business associates happy, no joke.
You do not understand the true meaning of the Stamp, my friend. The stamp in your hand is power - one stamp goes "approve", the other " prohibit" . And it is very important which one is used on your application.

http://papersplea.se/

AldenG · Post by **AldenG** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 12:19 pm

Upphew wrote:What it is with Russians and stamps?!?

I once asked that exact question -- about Finns.

foca · Post by **foca** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 12:42 pm

Funny story . A friend of mine managed to keep an old USSR passport with a stamp confirming that he had taken part in the referendum on independence of Estonia........... I all ask him for a copy (if he still has it) and will post it here...

Tullynessle Turnip · Post by **Tullynessle Turnip** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 11:28 am

"What it is with Russians and stamps?!?
I once asked that exact question -- about Finns.
I believe it is a thing that goes very deep into the Soviet/Finnish mentality."
Mental, y'see?

Made in Russia. This is part of Urals (crappy motorbikes) story and history. One of their selling points even, it's cool and unique to have something made in Russia. Stereotypes exist for a reason and you know what the stereotype about Russian quality is, right?
Let's think about this for a minute.
Would you buy a Russian (car, airliner, watch, television, parachute, ski lift, computer, food stuffs, clothes, camera, pacemaker, elevator)? No, you wouldn't, because you know they are all likely low quality. You know what, Russians wouldn't either. Given a choice, they avoid their own national brands like the plague. Ural sells almost no bikes in their home country. Think that is coincidence? Russians know what Russian quality is. Want to make a Russian laugh? Tell him Americans pay $12,000 (that's 400,000 rubles) for a Ural motorcycle! Want to hear some creative cursing? Ask a Russian what he thinks about the quality of Russian products!

foca · Post by **foca** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:16 pm

As a matter of fact, the original Ural bikes were a knock-off of a wartime BMW. My father had the original German one in 1953 (the ones which were supplied under the reparation settlement) . ...so the Americans pay for ancient BMWs .

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 1:14 am

Urals were actually BMW licence sold to USSR in the 1939s when the 3rd Reich was in a very cooperative mood.

foca · Post by **foca** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:15 pm

Pursuivant wrote:Urals were actually BMW licence sold to USSR in the 1939s when the 3rd Reich was in a very cooperative mood.

I read a different story- in 1939 5 pieces of BMW R 71 were bought in Germany through Sweden and subsequently were used to make copies. Which way it did happen does not really matter, it is still an ancient German bike

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