Sunday, August 30, 2015

"The optimists study English, the pessimists study Chinese, and the realists study the Kalashnikov rifle."

"TV series about Russian occupation of Norway sparks furor."
A new TV series in which Russia occupies Norway and seizes its oil fields has been criticized by the Russian Foreign Ministry, with the Russian embassy in Oslo labelling it as reminiscent of the "worst traditions of the Cold War."
This story is interesting, but my favorite takeaway is from a comment by one "Moefo Schmoe" of the "Hard Knocks University":
"The optimists study English, the pessimists study Chinese, and the realists study the Kalashnikov rifle."

3 comments:

Uncle Elmo said...

And there was this comment from a real realist:
"Just waiting for a TV reality series about the muslim invasion of Norway".

Arthur said...

Huh, I wonder why they didn't show the Russians occupying Finland?

Carl Stevenson said...

Uncle Elmo ... The show exists. It's called "the Nightly news" in Oslo.