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2018-01-12 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russian steals Soviet era APC to shop for booze

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Posted by badanov 2018-01-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 The mounds of fresh chipped ice behind the tracks are interesting. It appears as if the aluminum framed store front actually stopped the vehicle.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-01-12 01:37|| 2018-01-12 01:37|| Front Page Top

#2 A Russian man was so desperate for a bottle of wine

Vodka surely.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-01-12 01:58|| 2018-01-12 01:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Up ran a piratical pennon,
For the men had a terrible yennin'!
Then they ran her aground,
Where they all were found drowned
Off the bow of the Icebreaker Lenin.

Also, fortified wine.

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2018-01-12 06:06|| 2018-01-12 06:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Vodka surely.

Translation error?

Posted by trailing wife 2018-01-12 09:25|| 2018-01-12 09:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Potato wine

Posted by Frank G 2018-01-12 12:44|| 2018-01-12 12:44|| Front Page Top

#6 Wish to Santa I had seen that one in person! Better yet I want my own Soviet APC. Sure would make a weekend beer run more exciting :)
я люблю водку
ya lyublyu vodku

Posted by Woodrow 2018-01-12 13:05|| 2018-01-12 13:05|| Front Page Top

#7 Pic of wine label sez:
Muscat
Pink Massandra
16%

Posted by SteveS 2018-01-12 17:23|| 2018-01-12 17:23|| Front Page Top

#8 It sounds like he had been doing some previous tanking with vodka and felt the need to taper off a fortified wine.

Posted by Sloluting and Tenille8977 2018-01-12 23:58|| 2018-01-12 23:58|| Front Page Top

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