At this time, a year before the text was written, Frank wrote home [to Slovakia], to some disbelief there, that he was making $3, $4, or $6 a night, and...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Dec 3, 2008 9:04 pm
Lil, I think that Maxine was looking for non-carbonated water, saw the bottle with no bubbles in it and took some, only to find out that it wasn't water. H ......
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mdndmdnd
Dec 3, 2008 9:03 pm
I am sure Maxine is refering to the carbonated water that is available (water with gas). She is not refering to vodka having bubbles. We adopted in eastern...
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fbican@...
Dec 3, 2008 8:28 pm
With a carbonator (aka, seltzer bottle) you can put bubbles into anything. Mine currently has blackberry wine in it, which is sort of "blackberry champaign"....
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fbican@...
Dec 3, 2008 8:16 pm
I certainly can't speak for all Slovak homes, but dinner was always finished with whisky v zazvor pivo. If it was Christmastime, we'd top off the meal with...
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Lil Junas
povetzlil
Dec 3, 2008 8:10 pm
Maxine: I'm not an expert on this, but I've never known vodka to have bubbles. What you no doubt drank was mineral water which does usually come in a tall...
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maxine
vigee96
Dec 3, 2008 7:47 pm
Hi Ben, I do not get that at all???? Slovak's do not drink too much??? When I was there 2 years ago, that had vodka for breakfast, lunch, dinner and in...
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Armata, Joseph R
jarmata00
Dec 3, 2008 7:33 pm
Maybe "$50 out the window". Joe...
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Martin Votruba
votrubam
Dec 3, 2008 2:32 pm
... It certainly means "wasted/used up" there. In this context, the absent "bolo" could occur in conversational Slovak anywhere, it could occur in English,...
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Julie Michutka
jmichutka
Dec 3, 2008 2:31 pm
Alcohol poisoning among teenagers/young adults is indeed a horrifying problem, and it's one of the reasons that some people are pushing for the drinking age to...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Dec 3, 2008 2:27 pm
However the numbers compare, I'm sure that life under communism contributed to Slovakia's figure. H ... I too have found it curious how often I hear of...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Dec 3, 2008 2:26 pm
How'd you "catch" the evil eye? What were your symptoms? H ... I just thought of another one that I saw sometimes in the "Old Country..." People would put...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Dec 3, 2008 2:23 pm
It occurs on p.110, about half way down. Look for "50". Keeping in mind that (at least some of) the eastern dialects tend to drop the forms of the verb 'to...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Dec 3, 2008 2:17 pm
It sounds like turpentine is the chemical version of duct tape. ;-) H ... Yes, turpentine also popped into my mind. It is good for toughening up skin or...
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fbican@...
Dec 3, 2008 6:12 am
"Let's hear it for old country cures, which were often full of love and care." When I was a kid, I used to like to pick wild blackberries, which seemed to grow...
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Ben Sorensen
benamilka
Dec 3, 2008 4:36 am
I too have found it curious how often I hear of American kids turning 21 and dying of alcohol poisoning. In Slovakia, I didn't hear of it even once. I won't...
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John Polko
johnpolko@...
Dec 3, 2008 4:36 am
Hello all, Whenever we got a cold, or flu, we were given a fried mix of butter, onions, honey. That usually helped with the symptoms. Regards, John e. Polko. ...
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John Polko
johnpolko@...
Dec 3, 2008 4:33 am
Hello, Its curious that liqour was given to me and my siblings, and non of us turnded of any addictive products as adults. We genurally got a small amount of...
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Ben Sorensen
benamilka
Dec 3, 2008 4:26 am
I just thought of another one that I saw sometimes in the "Old Country..." People would put "slanina" on a cut to bring the infection down. Keep in mind,...
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Jesalyn Ness
jesalynd
Dec 3, 2008 4:11 am
Dad used to always make me a hot drink--brandy,lemon,honey,water--when I had a cold, and then advised that I bundle up and sweat off the ailment. Whether it...
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Martin Votruba
votrubam
Dec 3, 2008 4:01 am
... Of course, penicillium mold, whether applied externally or ingested, has no antibacterial effect in humans. It needs to be processed in order to make the...
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fbican@...
Dec 3, 2008 3:51 am
Indeed, some of the old world remedies are the best. Nothing was as good as my mom's kura polevka when I got a cold. Vick's Vapo-rub was good, too (also...
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Martin Votruba
votrubam
Dec 3, 2008 3:41 am
... The phrase _drevny olej_, "wood oil," is quite rare today, but it certainly used to mean "turpentine." ... I don't know the context (could look it up if...
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Claudia Medvik
claudia_medvik
Dec 3, 2008 3:17 am
My friend's Polish father wrapped slices of bread on his infected leg. I assume he left them on and didn't change them so that penicillin could have developed....
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Nick Holcz
nikolaih2001
Dec 3, 2008 2:55 am
... Some of the old world remedies are still very good. My father used kerosine as an antiseptic and from memory it worked well. Nick...
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Nick Holcz
nikolaih2001
Dec 3, 2008 2:49 am
I gave my youngest granddaughter a potato but she was no amused. Nick...
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fbican@...
Dec 3, 2008 2:29 am
That made me laugh and have to check my medicine cabinet. I've still got a bottle of Sloan's Linament. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Sloan The principle...
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Ron Matviyak
amiak27
Dec 3, 2008 12:43 am
Yes, turpentine also popped into my mind. It is good for toughening up skin or blisters when there is need to keep working. A quick google search reveals...
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Caye Caswick
ccaswick
Dec 2, 2008 10:10 pm
I believe "down/up the Swanney" was probably used before Crapper/toilet -- but in any event it would be wasted, yes. Caye ... From: Julie Michutka...
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Julie Michutka
jmichutka
Dec 2, 2008 9:45 pm
... A native speaker could answer better than I, but here's my take, for what it's worth: "down the toilet" has a connotation of being wasted, don't you...
