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Thursday, May 1st, 2003

Time	Event
`2:23a`	kino In the Mood for Love. Kak perevesti? "V ozhidanii ljubvi" - ne podxodit po smyslu. Navernoe, prosto "Ljubov'". A geroev zhalko. Podpali pod vlijanie samimi zhe vydumannogo lozunga "Ne budem, kak oni". Moral': nefig podchinjat'sa lozungam:) A fil'm - zamechatel'nyj, objazatel'no nado smotret'. (3 Comments \| Comment on this)
`3:48a`	Avokado Neozhidannaja etimologija u "avokado". Ja dumal, s "advokatom" kak-to svjazano. A okazalos', chto vse tak dumajut, i vse nepravy: avocado - 1763, from Sp. avocado, altered (by folk etymology influence of avocado "lawyer," from same L. source as advocate) from earlier aguacate, from Nahuatl ahuakatl "testicle." So called for its shape. Otsjuda associacija: "advokat" - "jajcegolovyj". Da i "axuakatl'" neploxo zvuchit:) (2 Comments \| Comment on this)