Dark Age: what the \"ATTR\"?

[Margo]

I was reading the last issue of Harbinger yesterday, and on top of the page 59, I found this:

\"The planet of the Dark Age has many names but one of the first was ATTR, which is the Russian word for \'Hell\'\"

I was laughing so hard, I think I woke up all the neighbours!

I mean, apart form being totally unpronounceable, such word does not stand even a slightest chance to exist in Russian, and it\'s not even close to what the Russian word for \'Hell\' sounds like

 

[wereweevil]

so what IS the russian word for hell then?

 

[Margo]

I\'m not sure I can get phonetic symbols here, but let me try it another way.

Basically, the best way to describe how it sounds, is \"Hud\" withouth the \"H\" sound.

 

[wereweevil]

so \'Ud\' then...?

 

[Margo]

Originally posted by wereweevil
so \'Ud\' then...?

not really, when you say \"ud\", the first sounds is sort of muffled. If you know the phonetic symbol that looks like an inverted \"v\" -- that\'s the sound

 

[t_haye2]

oh well, this one is almost as bad as an episode of Lex I was watching the other day....where Lex,a giant living space ship ate Holland in it... and I thought nighttime telly was bad....

 

[U4-Welcome]

Wait, a giant living spaceship ate Holland ? Awesome ! Add some zombies to the mix and it\'ll be THE ultimate series.

 

[minimaker]

Hehe, foreigners trying to use your language can be fun. perhaps you should contact them and ask what the hell they are talking about. It could just be a translational error.

By the way, I just ran into a site that could be usefull to you in your work:
http://www.ets.ru/livelang/home.htm
Overview of new russian words and abbreviations.

Giant living spaceship easting Holland? <Looks outside> Doesn\'t look like it.

 

[t_haye2]

well, i didn;t actually mention that Lex is one of those weird series...you can\'t stop watching it. The ship is shaped like a giant hallus, and there are some seriously weird people aboard, like this moody guy called Kai who walked straight out of an 80\'s goth club....weird stuff....

 

[minimaker]

Origineel geplaatst door t_haye2
well, i didn;t actually mention that Lex is one of those weird series...

Anything is better than GTST (dutch soap series for those who don\'t know)!

 

[Margo]

Originally posted by minimaker
By the way, I just ran into a site that could be usefull to you in your work:
http://www.ets.ru/livelang/home.htm
Overview of new russian words and abbreviations.

oh, that\'s curios. thank you for the link!

 

[Avicenna]

Originally posted by t_haye2
The ship is shaped like a giant hallus,

What is a hallus?

:innocent:

 

[No Such Agency]

Originally posted by t_haye2
well, i didn;t actually mention that Lex is one of those weird series...you can\'t stop watching it. The ship is shaped like a giant hallus, and there are some seriously weird people aboard, like this moody guy called Kai who walked straight out of an 80\'s goth club....weird stuff....

A \"hallus\"? I always thought it looked like a giant dragonfly. It is a weird show though. Kai, the robot TV head thing, and Xev... mmm... nothing like a girl who appears to have stuck her lips into a wasps\' nest.

 

[t_haye2]

you damn well know what that\'s supposed to be peter! tssss.....Lexis a weird show,m but as said before, not as bad as GTST...the Dutch equivalent of Eastenders, or

 

[Dragonsreach]

We\'ve just had a visit from my parents.
And my mother \"insisted\" on watching Emmerdale, Eastenders, Coronation Street and Holby City.
I think my IQ dropped to below 30 points!

Who writes that Sh*t. And can they be prosecuted or better still executed for crimes against the English Language. ??? ???

And I think the worst crime is that the BBC charge us a Licence Fee to produce that Cr*p.

@Tammy: Lexx? I tried to watch the very first \'episode\' and fell asleep after the first hour, woke up an hour later and nothing had changed.

 

[Sturmhalo]

Originally posted by t_haye2
well, i didn;t actually mention that Lex is one of those weird series...you can\'t stop watching it.

I have to disagree there. I found it very easy to change the channel.

lol

The ship is shaped like a giant hallus

Do you mean phallus by any chance?

 

[Trevor]

Lex is great, very weird, but great. Or do I mean Xev is great, sexy and great in her short little skimpy space outfits? mmmmm Xev. Did anyoine mention there are two versions of Xev? I still can\'t work out which is best, blonde or redhead...

We always figured the space ship was shaped like a phallus because it f@*ks planets...

Last series I saw was series 4 (I think), is it still going? I guess if they\'ve just eaten Holland it must be, they\'d only just reached Earth last episode I saw.