Nope. Keep trying, folks. D-
> On Jan 19, 2017, at 9:33 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > On Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:57:04 -0500 > Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Trivia question: What was Ludmilla’s full name? >> >> D- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Full name: Liudmyla Mykhailivna Pavlychenko > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyudmila_Pavlichenko > > From WW-2 era: > > "Ludmilla, the Soviet lassie, > > Has many a notch in her gun; > > She thinks it a trifle to pick up a rifle > > And blow out the brains of a Hun. > > If cartridges happen to fail her, > > She’s equally expert with steel; > > She uses a dagger to cut off the swagger > > Of ev’ry Hilterian heel. > > > > The Finns and Rumanians dread her; > > > Their leader has only to cry; > > > ‘Ach, here comes Ludmilla, the demon guerilla.’ > > > And back to their bases they fly. > > Contrariwise, Russians adore her- > > > The gal with the gat in her gown; > > From Omsk to Tiflis the redoubtable miss > > Is toasted by country and town. > > > > But where is the Muscovite hero > > > Would venture Ludmilla to date? > > > Her great reputation for swift liquidation > > > Would make her a perilous mate. > > > One man, and one only is worthy; > > > I move , Mr Chief Commissar- > > And the motion is carried- that she shall be married > > To Ivan Skavinsky Skavar.* > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Abulbul_Amir > > > > The sons of the Prophet are brave men and bold > And quite unaccustomed to fear, > But the bravest by far in the ranks of the Shah, > Was Abdul Abulbul Amir. > > If you wanted a man to encourage the van, > Or harass the foe from the rear, > Storm fort or redoubt, you had only to shout > For Abdul Abulbul Amir. > > Now the heroes were plenty and well known to fame > In the troops that were led by the Czar, > And the bravest of these was a man by the name > Of Ivan Skavinsky Skavar. > > One day this bold Russian, he shouldered his gun > And donned his most truculent sneer, > Downtown he did go where he trod on the toe > Of Abdul Abulbul Amir. > > Young man, Abdul roared, with your life are you bored > That you wish to end your career? > Vile infidel, know, you have trod on the toe > Of Abdul Abulbul Amir. > > So take your last look at the sunshine and brook > And send your regrets to the Czar > For by this I imply, you are going to die, > Count Ivan Skavinsky Skavar. > > Then this bold Mameluke drew his trusty skibouk, > Singing, "Allah! Il Allah! Akbar!" > And with murderous intent he ferociously went > For Ivan Skavinsky Skavar. > > They parried and thrust, they side-stepped and cussed, > Of blood they spilled a great part; > The philologist blokes, who seldom crack jokes, > Say that hash was first made on the spot. > > They fought all that night neath the pale yellow moon; > The din, it was heard from afar, > And huge multitudes came, so great was the fame, > Of Abdul and Ivan Skavar. > > As Abdul's long knife was extracting the life, > In fact he was shouting, "Huzzah!" > He felt himself struck by that wily Calmuck, > Count Ivan Skavinsky Skavar. > > The Sultan drove by in his red-breasted fly, > Expecting the victor to cheer, > But he only drew nigh to hear the last sigh, > Of Abdul Abulbul Amir. > > There's a tomb rises up where the Blue Danube rolls, > And graved there in characters clear, > Is, "Stranger, when passing, oh pray for the soul > Of Abdul Abulbul Amir." > > A splash in the Black Sea one dark moonless night > Caused ripples to spread wide and far, > It was made by a sack fitting close to the back, > Of Ivan Skavinsky Skavar. > > A Muscovite maiden her lone vigil keeps, > 'Neath the light of the cold northern star, > And the name that she murmurs in vain as she weeps, > Is Ivan Skavinsky Skavar. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > It's a slow evening. > Gerry > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
