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3Hotdogs

(15,086 posts) Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:34 PM Thursday

Every damn day.... turn on Fox, hoping for Swan Lake playin' or black borders on the screen.

Instead, a big, FUCK ME !

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Every damn day.... turn on Fox, hoping for Swan Lake playin' or black borders on the screen. (Original Post) 3Hotdogs Thursday OP

If you had posted this yesterday, I would have had no idea what you were talking about. bbernardini Thursday #1

Oh, very good! Thanks! MineralMan Thursday #2

bbernardini

(10,008 posts)

1. If you had posted this yesterday, I would have had no idea what you were talking about.

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Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:37 PM

Thursday

Oddly enough, YouTube suggested this video to me yesterday afternoon.

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MineralMan

(150,709 posts)

2. Oh, very good! Thanks!

Reply to bbernardini (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:57 PM

Thursday

Many years ago, back in the late 1960s, I had the unusual opportunity to watch Soviet TV when it pleased me to do so. My favorite programming included Soccer matches between teams from various factories. My all time favorite, though, was the morning calisthenics program. Lyudmilla, the very athletic middle-aged woman who was on the program put viewers through a vigorous exercise routine, counting time in a harsh Slavic voice. "Raz! Dva! Tri! Chetiri!" "Paz! Два! Три! Четыре!

The State wanted you to be fit, apparently.

and then, I was transferred to a different USAF base where I could not watch Soviet television. I also never saw a Swan Lake broadcast.

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