Stereotypes are generally not so great, but when taken with a grain of salt and the knowledge that not everyone in a given group fits that mold, they can be a lot of fun to point out.
Take Russia, for example. The world tends to see them as snow-bound, vodka-swilling people with bears as pets. Of course, that isn't the case...but it's still hilarious when you find pics that seem to prove the opposite.
In the first one, the bear almost seems into it. In the second, it seems to be getting bored. By the third, I'd be putting down the phone and getting out of there.
It's not even so much that her grave marker is an iPhone. It's more that her grave marker is an iPhone so many times larger than any other marker in the graveyard.
When a bar decides this is a requirement for their napkins, it says something.
Also: A thong is an oddly specific place to keep cash. Maybe they just mean underwear in general?
It's the remains of Dagestan Airlines Flight 372, a commercial flight that crashed during an emergency landing. A flight engineer accidentally shut off a fuel pump before taking off, causing the eventual failure of all three engines.
I live in a place that gets cold and snowy, but I draw the line at wiping my butt with frozen toilet paper.
For obvious reasons.
Australia is usually cited are the place to find animals WAY larger than they should be, but this is ridiculous.
What could go wrong? Something about the casual way this is done tells me that it's a nightly occurrence. That's probably not a great habit for a bear to develop.
Normally, one would think it would be fine to put it off until the snow melted again, but nope.
I don't know if this is a strictly Russian thing, but I saw the picture and couldn't help but include it. Why is this otherwise normal person pushing a giant, floral buggy along the streets of St. Petersburg?
It would be a lot more impressive if the bear was also doing the splits, but sticking out its tongue is pretty darn cute.
"I was stuck sitting up high on the machinery, because of a polar bear."
"Sigh. Must be Tuesday." He looks so happy to be stuck up there.
We're having a very temperamental spring right now. It's freezing in the shade, warm in the sun, and it can't decide whether to rain or snow.
Don't mind the lack of railing or giant hole in the deck now...
That sink is remarkably clean considering the weirdness of this set up.
It's hard to tell how high up this is, but it's high.
We have water skiing, a horse, people acting like this is a beach. This is nuts.
I'm guessing this happened because it is a particularly warm tiger suit.
Is it possible this was intended to just be a speed bump?
Maybe Russian snowplow services are more timely and efficient than the ones around here? That kind of snow would shut our city down.
As amazing as that throne is, I'd definitely want to make sure my tetanus shots were up to date before I went anywhere near it.
You have to admire that kind of attitude. Rather than grumble about construction taking so long, why not throw a birthday party?
It also kind of raises more questions than it answers. Like, what are we trying to escape from and how badly will this end for us?
Apparently, it started with the 1980 Moscow Olympics, where Adidas made the uniforms for the Soviet team. Since the ruling party didn't allow "capitalist" labels, the company's logo didn't appear on them and their signature design featuring three stripes were changed to look like an M.
Nonetheless, the sportswear still exploded in popularity after the games were over.
This only begs the question of what she plans to do with it. Presumably going to use it to stir a sweet borscht.
I think we've hit peak Russia here, people. Time to pack it in because we're not topping this today.
Now you've got all the intimidation of a blue Super Soaker, matched up with all the horsepower of whatever the heck kind of car this is. Props for thinking about safety first and scraping that star out in the window paint.
If putting some cucumber slices onto your eyes is good for your making you look less puffy, then imagine what this could do for you.
This seems like a fire hazard.
Can you blame them? Since every stereotype says Russia is cold year-round, clearly they need to take advantage of the one beach day per year. Right?
This just feels incredibly unsafe. For the bear, for the driver of the bike, and for everyone around them. That said, can we just admire that the sidecar is also made to look like a bear?
I'd hate to disturb him. That looks like a nice, sunny spot to nap. I hope he's having sweet dreams.
