tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post8164612823919177122..comments2024-03-28T06:17:25.578-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: A True Story from TanyaThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-52210125994326354952014-03-09T13:16:28.546-06:002014-03-09T13:16:28.546-06:00No doubt but abortions were and are easily and che...No doubt but abortions were and are easily and cheaply available and condoms (not always available in Soviet times were used. Anecdote: Little boy goes to the drugstore and asks for condoms. Druggist says What size do you want and it is your father should be here buying them. Boy says they are for my mother and she doesn't know what size, she is going to the spa.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-86747471991210757792014-03-09T11:08:58.974-06:002014-03-09T11:08:58.974-06:00This makes me wonder if there aren't some litt...This makes me wonder if there aren't some little surprises after such outings say around nine months later. :-)Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-11826952404050548522014-03-09T01:00:47.715-06:002014-03-09T01:00:47.715-06:00Thanks, Bear.Thanks, Bear.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-71992451392511766742014-03-09T01:00:26.865-06:002014-03-09T01:00:26.865-06:00A wife is foolish to let her husband come to Ukrai...A wife is foolish to let her husband come to Ukraine by himselfThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-69631403061787965172014-03-09T00:59:42.250-06:002014-03-09T00:59:42.250-06:00Snow, there is a great deal of good to be said for...Snow, there is a great deal of good to be said for the old Soviet Union which I will blog about at some point. It is not to downplay the bad by any stretch but there was good and that is why the old people today miss it.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-22464409483755803212014-03-08T19:28:12.262-06:002014-03-08T19:28:12.262-06:00Great story.
I had no idea there was such good t...Great story. <br /><br />I had no idea there was such good to be said for the Soviet regime.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-65740223195689038762014-03-07T15:26:06.423-06:002014-03-07T15:26:06.423-06:00Hmmm. I might have to spend more time abroad just ...Hmmm. I might have to spend more time abroad just to see if an old guy can have an adventure of sorts. Don't tell my wife.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-65636279970713523732014-03-07T10:01:49.174-06:002014-03-07T10:01:49.174-06:00A little humour is good, especially when times are...A little humour is good, especially when times are "interesting."<br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs to both of you!Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-23234642286368490822014-03-07T03:24:19.172-06:002014-03-07T03:24:19.172-06:00I don't know what happened to the Agronomist. ...I don't know what happened to the Agronomist. Far as I understood from Tanya he kept his job even. As to his wife, if he had one, I doubt she would divorce him. spouses of both sexes take this sort of thing far more casually than in North America.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-12636507648938064602014-03-07T03:18:22.321-06:002014-03-07T03:18:22.321-06:00Oh, it is true. Tanya was working in P'yatikh...Oh, it is true. Tanya was working in P'yatikhatki when it happened and knew them both.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-78847817700358320432014-03-06T23:18:58.738-06:002014-03-06T23:18:58.738-06:00That is hilarious. I really hope it's true!That is hilarious. I really hope it's true!Bronwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386091994745153450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-6714489660410777442014-03-06T22:07:12.954-06:002014-03-06T22:07:12.954-06:00Thanks for the mention - and for the great laugh! ...Thanks for the mention - and for the great laugh! Tanya's story is hilarious, but I notice you didn't mention whether the Agronomist is still living. After his wife, the Director, and the Director's wife got done with him, there wouldn't be much left...Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-6784866791147773152014-03-06T17:57:37.750-06:002014-03-06T17:57:37.750-06:00Wish I could remember the name of the book. It in...Wish I could remember the name of the book. It investigated affairs the world over and said that the spa romance was so common that it wasn't usually even considered as adultery by most folks here. Which you have confirmed. Thank you for dropping by and leaving a comment.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-85765387525615613232014-03-06T17:54:28.169-06:002014-03-06T17:54:28.169-06:00At least she didn't shoot him first and ask qu...At least she didn't shoot him first and ask questions after.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-81113057735399224762014-03-06T15:47:07.739-06:002014-03-06T15:47:07.739-06:00Fits well with your wifi/wife joke...Fits well with your wifi/wife joke...Lynda Beck Fenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363248580928472769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-47648370997582465652014-03-06T15:45:45.510-06:002014-03-06T15:45:45.510-06:00This is an old old story. Still true today in Germ...This is an old old story. Still true today in Germany, although I’m not sure about the swapping of names.<br /><br />The spa romance is officially called ‘Kurschatten’ and ranks among the minor sins.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.com