Things you always wanted to ask Fish

[andriyt]

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Edited by the Union team - thanks for the first post, Andriyt!

[Conan]

...he's not referring to me cos I don't exert my power (and I am very important ) and I'm definitely not mean - my boss recently told me I had to stop being so approachable and learn to be more challenging. Personally I just try to be nice to everyone

Guilty conscience there Rich? Who said Fish was talking about you?

[timo1963]

...he's not referring to me cos I don't exert my power (and I am very important ) and I'm definitely not mean - my boss recently told me I had to stop being so approachable and learn to be more challenging. Personally I just try to be nice to everyone

Guilty conscience there Rich? Who said Fish was talking about you?

I think there is too much apologising going on. Fishy!

[docbob]

...he's not referring to me cos I don't exert my power (and I am very important ) and I'm definitely not mean - my boss recently told me I had to stop being so approachable and learn to be more challenging. Personally I just try to be nice to everyone

Guilty conscience there Rich? Who said Fish was talking about you?

I think there is too much apologising going on. Fishy!

If you buy me a pint, you can call me Bob.

(That was a non egotistical expression of self-importance.)

[andriyt]

but this was the best I could come up with.. хорошо?

и так сойдет. идельного варианта не сыщешь. it looks like one of Waters' tracks on Floyd's Ummmagumma. but it's ok. concision is nonesense here. ((:

[Conan]

What he said!

[andriyt]

waiting for The Company's most talent russian translator ...

[Rich1]

waiting for The Company's most talent russian translator ...

Ivor Whipitov, the Russian surgeon and linguist at your service

[Rich1]

...he's not referring to me cos I don't exert my power (and I am very important ) and I'm definitely not mean - my boss recently told me I had to stop being so approachable and learn to be more challenging. Personally I just try to be nice to everyone

Guilty conscience there Rich? Who said Fish was talking about you?

No guilt here, mate - I laugh in the face of confrontation and then run away

[docbob]

waiting for The Company's most talent russian translator ...

может быть, вам придется ждать немного дольше ( I hope I got that right otherwise maybe I just started World war three! MY russian is a little rusty - must bring him in at night)...

incidentally,,, andryit is Ukrainian... and he said something along the lines of , "it might not be exact, but it will do..." I think.. My Ukrainian is even rustier than my Russian...

[andriyt]

waiting for The Company's most talent russian translator ...

может быть, вам придется ждать немного дольше ( I hope I got that right otherwise maybe I just started World war three! MY russian is a little rusty - must bring him in at night)...
incidentally,,, andryit is Ukrainian... and he said something along the lines of , "it might not be exact, but it will do..." I think.. My Ukrainian is even rustier than my Russian...

red button is pressed!
your russian is perfect. definitely we don't need to wait more. I don't know, maybe my eng was so bad and has created that effect of "something along the lines", but let me assure you: I'm so rectilinear as I can. how did you know I'm Ukrainian?!.. (: it's true. but I have used russian lang. nothing special. "и так сойдет. иде(а)льного варианта не сыщешь" = "deal. you'll never find an ideal variant", where (а) - just a typo. идеальный = ideal. this joke is too long-drawn... besides, rockets are flying.