| Автор: | Павел Тюрин |
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| Жанр произведения: | Иностранные языки |
| Год издания: | 2014 |
| isbn: | 978-5-00071-403-4 |
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Примечания
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Lāčplēsis Day (Latvian: Lāčplēša Diena) is celebrated on November 11, the victory over the Bermontians at the battle of Riga (please see the details on p. 201).
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Drawings, photographs and illustrations have been authorised for use in this book by Mr. Richard P. Blockhead’s trustees, administration of The Peeing British Club and The VIP Club. If you have any questions or comments about the accuracy of Nessie’s (Nessiteras rhombopteryx) visual depictions please send your requests to: The Loch Ness Museum, Inverness-shire, IV63 6TU, Scotland. Or to the Richard Blockhead’s and Nessie’s museum curator in Latvia at: [email protected]
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As the further history shows this ‘celebratory’ astonishing incident turned into a new English extreme activity. It was later followed by the Irish, Portuguese, and other Caucasian nationalities.
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According to another legend, simplified but nevertheless heroic, this little boy saved the city from the threat of the imminent fire. By peeing, he extinguished the burning wick beneath the gunpowder that had been laid out by the enemy under the city walls. Hence the boy became famous far beyond Flanders.
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Why on that day, why on the Примечания 1 Lāčplēsis Day (Latvian: 2 Drawings, photographs and illustrations have been authorised for use in this book by Mr. Richard P. Blockhead’s trustees, administration of The Peeing British Club and The VIP Club. If you have any questions or comments about the accuracy of Nessie’s (Nessiteras rhombopteryx) visual depictions please send your requests to: The Loch Ness Museum, Inverness-shire, IV63 6TU, Scotland. Or to the Richard Blockhead’s and Nessie’s museum curator in Latvia at: [email protected] 3 As the further history shows this ‘celebratory’ astonishing incident turned into a new English extreme activity. It was later followed by the Irish, Portuguese, and other Caucasian nationalities. 4 According to another legend, simplified but nevertheless heroic, this little boy saved the city from the threat of the imminent fire. By peeing, he extinguished the burning wick beneath the gunpowder that had been laid out by the enemy under the city walls. Hence the boy became famous far beyond Flanders. 5 Why on that day, why on the 6 A Latvian town of Abrene (arch. Pytalovo) and the counties surrounding it were given to Russia in 1944. 7 If we take a careful look at the Briton’s map we will also notice that a Lithuanian town of Palanga has also become a part of Latvia once more. Palanga was considered Latvian territory from 1919 to 1921. 8 It is not uncommon for great books to borrow a plot from real events. Daniel Defoe wrote his legend of Robinson Crusoe when he heard the story of Alexander Selkirk, the sailor. They say that Dostoyevsky borrowed the plot for Crime and Punishment from the police cases. So this legend of peeing Briton was also born from the real event reported by the Criminal-inform agency. 9 A small newspaper 10 11 This is inspired by 12 13 In the Russian language the word ‘to pee’ looks identical to the word ‘to write’, thus the phrase ‘peeing précis’ rather than the original meaning of ‘peeing precision’, is reminiscent of writing and conveys the allusion to Précis Writing. 14 Annual musical almanac: 15 As of now anybody who looks up the notes on page 216 of the current book can play the anthem. 16 Pages 165–166 present objective scientific findings on patients with gout as having high levels of uric acid in the blood stream and its impact on the increased cognitive function. 17 WTO issues a daily edition of 18 A special issue of a Pious Bulletin: 19 In the Russian language the words Peeing Briton (Писающий Британец) can be abbreviated as ПБ. The same two letters also stand for the (Полиция Безопасности) Safety Police or (Побойся Бога) Fear God. 20 21 In the original language the stranger says: ‘Скоты