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Old 27th May 2008, 11:14 AM   #1
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Well, this is the Babel fish 'translation' of the link provided by Ariel and I'm still in the 'dark'


http://uk.babelfish.yahoo.com/transl...rUrl=Translate

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Old 27th May 2008, 02:47 PM   #2
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After reading the translation I was left with the impression that this is at least a married piece or perhaps an outright fake .

Burying it outside the dacha ?!?
Good way to add age where it doesn't exist .
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Old 29th May 2008, 06:24 PM   #3
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After reading the translation I was left with the impression that this is at least a married piece or perhaps an outright fake .

Burying it outside the dacha ?!?
Good way to add age where it doesn't exist .
Cheaters.....
I bet your elementary school teachers are blushing!

Seriously, this is an exaple of what is called "fuflo" ( foof-LO) in Russian lingo: a fake.
This was intended to be a joke and the original creator openly described the process ( probably took him ~ 2 hours total). After that, there is a raucous discussion what kind of booze might produce the most acidic and "aging" urine to make this "fuflo" look properly antique.
All was above board. There was no intent to deceive anybody.
However.....
I put it here just to show that there are very professional people around the world who , if they want, can inflict a lot of confusion....
Caveat emptor!!
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