Sunday, November 04, 2007

Русское Нижнее Бельё



Putin’s latest attempt at solving Russia’s demographic problem? Perhaps. Wouldn’t be too far from his Nashi-sponsored youth “sex camps” and their mass marriages, his monetary incentives for childbirth, days off from work to inspire his citizens to procreate…

In any case, my friends Betsy and Mari gave me these as a present. They found a whole bunch of such panties in a bin at the enormous labyrinthine outdoor rinok (market) behind gostniy dvor. I myself have gotten terrifically lost in the black hole of a place and found myself escaping its clutches in the most unexpected parts of the city (like far down the Fontanka).

The most disturbing part of this bizarre specimen is not the disastrous grammar or spelling, but rather that these are children’s underwear. Yup. Children’s. Betsy and Mari found me a pair in XL. They might have fit me while in my emaciated state back in June, but I have not yet sanitized or tried them on. I suppose if I ever have the need to scare off future suitors, these would do the trick.

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