Those crazy Russians!

Found this one, might be some sort of a de-icing/snow removal machine 🙂

Russian Roulette

Even though Russian Roulette is a gambling game it has no affiliation with the casino Roulette game, though some might say it has some similarities like spinning the roulette wheel. Russian roulette can be a very lethal game of chance that can lead to Russian Roulette suicide if luck is not on your side.

The way this dangerous game is played is usually with a six shot revolver giving the players a 1 in 6 chance of staying alive equaling out to about 84%. How the game works is that the player will place one bullet into the chamber of the revolver and spin the cylinder not knowing the location of the round. Then the player will take turns placing the muzzles against their heads and pulls the trigger. Some people say that as soon as the cylinder is spun, the weight of the bullet is likely stay on the bottom of the cylinder increasing the blank shots.

Stories from the past say that the invention of Russian Roulette came from Russian soldiers and took place in Russia. It is said to be that in the 19th century prison guards bet on the Russian prisoners while forcing them to play the game. Another story that is told is that the desperate and suicidal army officers played the game to impress one another.

ernie_lynch – Member

You really are a bitter little man Woppit. Junkyard responded to your completely pointless post with a harmless but fairly amusing comment. Instead of leaving it, you keep returning with more snidey and sneering comments. You appear to be determined to make an issue out of nothing.

… with which you decided to join in, rather than “leave it”. But then, what WOULD the new year be like without the profound insights of our resident professor of all that is Important (if only in his own head).

Don’t quite understand how when he does it, it’s amusing but when I do it, it’s “bitter”…

Ernie – earlier (fooling himself):

No mate, you’ve won.

Don’t quite understand how when he does it, it’s amusing but when I do it, it’s “bitter

Ok let me try – Do you think anyone thinks that is you or your wife in the picture? NO so how could it be seen as an attack on you rather than just a “caption” to a funny picture you posted?
I assume the phrase “smart guy” was directed directly at me to imply I was not smart. Even then I only replied by saying sorry I thought you had a sense of humour – again hardly bitter. Stalin was a bit random but I assume it was not flattering what with stalin being a despot,nutter and a mass murderer. So the caption followed by an apology was not enough for you and you cariied on appearing to be bitter/insulting over a little caption and making something out of nothing.
Not sure why you need this explaining but hope I have helped you get it.

that Firefox doesn’t count, it’s Hollywood fiction

but this exists – the fastest production interceptor ever built AFAIK

Developed to intercept a US bomber that never made it past prototype, the XB70 Valkyrie – which is equally amazing:

what were we saying about Gerry Anderson?

that Firefox doesn’t count, it’s Hollywood fiction

that’s what they told you 😉

🙂

just noticed, the XB70 photo above is a photo of someone’s 1/48 scale scratch built model of one. apparently the model is over 4 feet long 😯

a 1/48 Spitfire, by contrast, is about 8-9in long

john_drummer are you sure about the relative size of the Spitfire, or is it just FAR AWAY…..

Ernie, that beard suits you…

You really are a bitter little man Woppit

But at least he is consistent ernie.

Great place for personality displacement transferrence, this forum.

3, 2, 1….

Mad Soviets, not quite Russians, Sirs Stalin and Beria:

nice you look less bitter now.

Perhaps people have a point [ though they are being impolite about making it but you are no stranger to this style]? Is it not possible that your posts are, often, a bit bitter,angry and upsetting to some ? Look how you react to a caption and people commenting on it for example- do you really think youare beinfg nice? The alternative view that some ill defined Freudian unconscious process is responsible for the perception seems somewhat flimsy.

the American branch of the Woppit clan. 😉

This thread was better without all the angst 🙄

Agree with Berm. If you can’t say it with flowers then don’t say anything (guess the song lyric?)

Anyway,

Oi, no Carterism on my watch

Berm Bandit – Member

“This thread forum was better without all the angst”

DO NOT under any circumstances let HtS get up 100 posts on his thread.

Doh!

What was that about saying it with flowers?

Just think of the mess to the ground when that tank turns a corner…

<img src=”http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1190/5118187269_e2046caa3a.jpg&#8221; width=”500″ height=”375″ alt=”War Museum” />

Can’t find a picture but I saw a Mig 21 with skis for winter operations at the Soviet Airforce museum near Moscow. Barking mad.

Just found this on another site, which basically makes everything posted so far completely obsolete

what other site??!???!?

Oh jeeez.The first two pics with the use of that dog.Scarred for life here!

Just found this on another site,

That looks pixeled. I can shop from some of the tells and from fewing quite a few sees in my time.

That looks pixeled. I can shop from some of the tells and from fewing quite a few sees in my time.

You’re impressively drunk for this time on a Sunday.

That looks pixeled. I can shop from some of the tells and from fewing quite a few sees in my time.

Can this be a competition? The first person who can guess what konabunny wanted to really say gets a prize.

Awesome work konabunny 🙂

no, he’s right, there are definitely some pixels there, I saw them.

Soviet snowmobiles

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/12/unique-soviet-snowmobiles.html

By the way, I call foul on the Mriya above. That’s Ukrainian, not Russian.