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Review of The Secret Agent (Oxford World's Classics) by Joseph Conrad:

I loved the "Secret Agent" by Joseph Conrad, although 'secret agents' have been hated before 1989 and are not that popular even today, in my country. Conrad's Secret Agent talks about different issues, with great art, the suspense is increasing to the end, which I found very unexpected and fun. "In the only novel Conrad set in London, The Secret Agent communicates a profoundly ironic view of human affairs. The story is woven around an attack on the Greenwich Observatory in 1894 masterminded by Verlac, a Russian spy working for the police, and ostensibly a member of an anarchist group in Soho. His masters instruct him to discredit the anarchists in a humiliating fashion, and when his evil plan goes horribly awry, Verlac must deal with the repercussions of his actions. "

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Romania had many secret agents. Some found refuge in gated communities, where they want no ID control, no names on pay lists.

But we are all good, honest, successful people

nesimtire, nepasare, nevolnicie, neaveniti, netrebnici

deja vu?

cainele asta (si altii) e numai pe strada-

nu ne intereseaza, nu vrem sa stim, nu facem ceva-

bai da' nu va intereseaza chiar nimic??

halal 'comunitate'--Malfoi a adunat cativa d'astia si i-a trimis la plimbare;

in 2010, la case 'mari', se preia exemplu' oriental si se arunca si alti caini pe strada

si produsele lor:

Bai tata! unii au 5 caini cu care se 'descurca', ii duc pe camp,

nu urineaza si defecheaza, nu se alearga pe la portile voastre!

cum? aveti indiviza? asta e in loc de codul bunelor maniere...

huoooo bai, da' nici asa nu intelegeti

Ba ala de la STANA CU ANImale:

da animalu' mai tare si leaga-te (in camasa de forta)

ce-ar fi STANA CU OI

fara potai ?

cartier rezidential, oare?

cartieru' kkniu

apropos: vine Halloween,

da' aci e Halloween every day.

comandantu', bocciu' , trumpita, clopotel si restu': sa plece!

A clockwork ORANGE-----portocalii mecanici

Review of A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess:

"I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language as Mr. Burgess has done here-the fact that this is also a very funny book may pass unnoticed. "-- William S. Burroughs A clockwork orange is a wonderful book, with extraordinary language indeed: "you could peet it with vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom or one or two other veshches." with "lewdies", millicents", koshkas and ptitsas... "O my brothers" there's 'pretty polly' , "pee and em" and "grahzny bratchny"

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sunt portocale mecanice in jurul tau: maine stau cuminti in banci la motiune;
prin cartiere marginase, 'grahzny bratchnys'  zburda voios in regimul oranj:
fara scrupul sau competente isi continua parvenirea-
nesimtirea, badarania, sarlatania sunt noile valori unanim acceptate

'Oh my brothers'

am facut inventaru' la tratamentele 'naturaliste'

pe care le administrez pacientilor mei-

sa mor io ca'i usurez definitiv de dureri si (mai ales) de bani..

cel mai bine se vand astea naturiste cu laptuci, 

'iarba'...

 dragostei' ,

dude uscate 'Delicat' la soare

(sigur, la mine si la consoartza nu e cazu', noi nu luam prostii d'astea si pt noi sexy equals heavy, xxlx)

cremele naturo-tartinabilo-medicale mi-au schimbat viata,

doar ca atunci cand intru'n copaia cu valurele, dispare subit apa-

vidanjeaza astia cu o vitezaaaa...

bai, care mi-ai mazgalit pectoralu'? nu pleci d'aci pana nu stergi cu peria-

vezi ca maine te calc cu aDv-u' daca ma superi.

MAMA NATURISTA GAGA

Tineri si nelinistiti, 'naturalisti' si (ne)pricopsiti: episodul 1099

in episodul de fata: inregistrarea unui "auto" cu zgomot infernal, ce se produce 

'regulat' in CON-domeniu -

in film nu se capteaza mirosu' si fumu' lasat in urma de vehiculu'

ecologic, 'naturalist', medical, 

pe baza de plante: paducel, laba gastei si... 100% motorina naturala

o paraitoare pe strazi?

la 'curat' balamuc' e in ton

ne mai dam si mari 'naturisti'-

2 lei ai dat, 2 lei face cartieru'

'presedintilor de conclavuri ce-polueaza-fara-jena',

mari 'agresionisti', experti in puturi si orice,

specialisti in sisteme de paza cu guta, tigai si oale,

'curat-murdari 'naturalisti' scapati din Dante, partea de jos

Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate

"-ce ba, te-au rapus zgomotu' si noxele?

-nu fii ba bulangiu, te dreg io cu niste

laptuci, extract de brusture si vrajeala"

"nu-ti fa griji, jucaria e inofensiva (100% motorina... bio degradabila 'n 

creierii si plamanii tai)

-canceru' te doboara abia in 3 ani

pan'atunci ia la moshu' niste creme tartinabile-

e ieftine, imi ajunge sa'mi mai fac 1 copaie cu bule"

Alex Stefanescu pomeneste ATV-urile prezente in locuri nepotrivite si

ce le ureaza posesorilor: cititi Jurnalul Secret, pentru a vedea 

ce va uram si noi, voua. Din plin!

"How not to run a country | The Economist- www.economist.com"

Romania's hopeless politics: How not to run a country | The Economist

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IT LOOKED like April Fool's Day. On Tuesday lawmakers from Romania's ruling Democratic Liberal Party (PDL), including ministers, voted to slash VAT on food and eliminate income tax on pensions worth less than €500. It seemed an odd thing to do, given that the government had raised VAT to its... restul la www.economist.com

la nivel local....avem 'how not to run a county, village, community':
 watch ....."Este sau nu este" ca paza 'a fost sau n-a fost?'

'este sau nu este' paza-

Pai Ce trebuie sa faca astia? Control acces, atat.

Si? Se vede ca fac batranii. filmul de mai sus putea avea 8 h

exact aceeasi tzeapa evidentzia...

Cel aflat in 'post' sambata 23.10, dupa 7 am

este supra-numit Vali Englezu'

for good reason, because he does "THE ITALIAN JOB"

Johnny English

in varianta locala: Johnny devine Vali Englezu',

but knows and more important 

does the same thing: no-thing!

'controlat' de unii care stiu tot,

da' nu'i intereseaza 

Petre Pandrea: Plebea, cu titluri, guvernamentala. jefuitoare....

"Plebea nu are niciodată dreptate.
           
Plebea, de orice categorie socială ar fi, de orice orientare ideologică, fie de dreapta, fie de stânga, este mereu sanguinară şi netoată, canalie de uliţă sau de asfalt al metropolei.
           
Există o plebe cu titluri: aşa-zişii inculţi cu diplomă.
           
Există o plebe conformistă: eterna plebe guvernamentală.
           
Există fiara dezlănţuită şi bestială, cu instincte nezăgăzuite, plebea jefuitoare, măgarii care dau cu copitele în leii răniţi."

CE bai voi va luati dupa bombanelile lu' asta

suntem lei paralei évidemment

plebea taie si in weekend, la 2-3 pm, cu drujba: 'magari care dau cu copitele'

The tin drum and the tin....ears

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Review of The Tin Drum by Günter Grass:

I have read "The Tin drum" and images, scenes from the book still haunt me: the onion cellar, the smashed windows, "the wide skirt"; "I could see the eels spilling/out of the horse's head..." Some way into the first chapters I thought this is not my cup of tea. But "The tin drum" captivated me and after reading it, I still think about the book. It is included in The Guardian top 100 books of all time http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/may/08/books.booksnews "Grass' fiction borrows much of its influence from twentieth century movements such as Expressionism and Theater of the Absurd. He is known for his use of objects and objective correlative to propel his story line, instead of strict narrative. Grass sees a separation between the man-made categories of morality and logic and the actual thread of events. His chosen objects take on a certain ambiguity of meaning and lack straightforward morality. His objects take an individual personality in his novels, becoming extended metaphors and motifs that hold throughout the text...."

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Lasa-l p'asta sa bombane,

noi merjem 'nainte

haidi marioaro, na, tzurli, dii bai 'ndaratnico

da'i'nainte, c-ai luat-o bine, se vede cabanutza

de la capatu' putzului

Tin drum and tin....ears in the small and 'peaceful' blu' community

In toba de tinichea, eroul sparge geamuri cu puterea lui 'magica'
In zone mai 'civilizate' nu se bate toba, dar:
se taie paduri, la orele amiezii, cel putin judecand dupa zgomote,
dar avem tin ears: nu auzim, nu vrem sa stim, nu ne intereseaza

BaBau Haus "Welcome, to blu', goats and monkeys" & באַרען סטאַנאַשיאַנו

Arhitectural vorbind, suntem o comunitate in pas cu vremurile (de la 
noi). Cum ziceau aia din Bauhaus: Less is more!
Da' totusi nici chiar asa less...Si oricum Bauhausu' nu putea ramane 
asa incremenit in proiect, deci l-am "imbogatit" noi: colo un geamlac, 
colo un umbrar, extins ulterior ca ca nu ne mai incapeam in el si nici 
in piele...
Nimic nu trebuie sa stea in calea confortului nostru, nicio terasa 
descoperita -ca ne ploua, niciun geam de la terasa nejaluzelat -ca ne 
bate soarele, nicio intrare fara geamlacuri protectoare -ca ne bate 
vantu' (nu, nu ala..), niciun caine neintarcuit -ca ne strica iarba
Vesnic, da' vesnic, suntem neobositi, da' neobositi intru etalarea 
cocoseilor detinuti. Ce conteza ca nu poate fi incadrat in vreun stil 
arhitectural, ca oripileaza...uita-te la casa poporului: marimea si 
grosimea conteaza, gustul se ...adapteaza. Zilnic, da' zilnic adaugam 
(prin paraire, pacanire, ciocanire, busire, cu haisu' si ceau' 
aferent) un rand de geamuri, un rand de acoperisuri, un rand de garaje, 
un rand de terase pe garaje, un rand de acoperisuri peste terasele de 
deasupra garajelor, un rand de ferestre la terasele astea, un rand de 
scari exterioare la aceleasi terase, un rand de terase langa garaje, 
un rand de cotete, un rand de acoperisuri peste cotete etc, etc, 
etc....sau cum am zice noi more is always, da' always less. Cu cat mai 
mult cu atat mai pe gustu' nostru! Stilu'? Ce-i aia?! La noi la bloc 
(de unde venim), omu' isi inchidea toate alea, era semn de bogatie, 
aci de ce n-ar fi?? Cine nu paraie, bocane, pacane, baraie...nu 
exista!!!

PS Less is more a zis Mies van der Rohe, da' cine era asta baiii!

Tanar si nelinistit din Batran la STANA SHI NE-harjonit, episodul 244

in filmul HD, un caine latra ca 'dobitocu' de 

stapana-su' la autoritati...

si cainele (asa'i la stana, deh) asta nu se (mai) opreste, pt a

scoate in evidenta Mitocania reprezentativa si

ne-cenzurata

A propos: exista un paznic- Vali 'englezu'"

care nu iese din coshmelie, tine tzeapa veshnic sus,

ca doar a primit recent recompensa: WC

in loc de penalizare...

e si el tot reprezentativ, emblematic si

ne-cenzurat

Mario Vargas Llosa: A Latin American liberal | The Economist

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Mario Vargas Llosa: A Latin American liberal | The Economist

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THE literary reputation of Mario Vargas Llosa was established early in his prolific career. The Nobel prize for literature, bestowed on him this year, would have been deserved two decades or more ago. But back then the award would have been deplored by many Latin Americans who liked his novels but ...more at The Economist (if you have a subscription, if not forget about it)

Liberal! ce.... 'frumos' vorba unui blogger din vecinatati. 

Atentie!Llosa nu e 'democrat' liberal!

Sarbatoarea tapilor

Bugetari in criza?

Nu, nu p'aci.
Bujetarii blu' sunt scutiti de probleme si....
taxe, impozite, shpaga (si asta? nu! asta nu!),
copiii si bonele (matusi for tax purposes) lor din mansarde nu intra pe liste...

Buge-Tare- in tzara marinatului bocciu-

districtu' blu',

unii bugetari au de toate, salariu mic da' SHPAGAtu' maaareee

pana intra la apa, daca nu sunt oranj la culoare

am ce-mi trebuie:masini, bazine, acareturi si

tot construiesc! Criza nu e la mine, am un regim

de taxe pe venit (mic pe foaie, maaaareee in buzunare)

preferential: 0.00!

nu pun o cana de apa la plantele 'comune',

asa am facut economie si am luat masini,

proprietati (una de cateva sute de mii am primit-o 'donatie')

jmekeri bai tata, se vede din satelit

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Review of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel by Haruki Murakami:

"The Wind-Up Bird" is an amazing, shocking book. There are some horrifying scenes and many funny passages. I intend to read it again, some day 

 'Mundane events throb with menace, while the bizarre is accepted without comment. Meaning always seems to be just out of reach, for the reader as well as for the characters, yet one is drawn inexorably into a mystery that may have no solution. The atrocities committed by the Japanese army in China keep rising to the surface like a repressed memory, and Toru Okada himself is compelled by events to take responsibility for his actions and struggle with his essentially passive nature. If Toru is supposed to be a Japanese Everyman, steeped as he is in Western popular culture and ignorant of the secret history of his own nation, this novel paints a bleak picture. .."

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cu CE avem, cu aia defilam

moda blu' , unde toate 'pasarile' sunt 'speciale'-

apar pe la tv, unde explica-cum e cu plata restantelor,

nu! nu ale lor, pe alea le platesc prostii, 

restantele pe care sa le plateasca...altzii, lor.

(sunt primii la monitorizare? baietzi 'dashteptzi')

se pregateste asfaltarea?

nu! nu in blu'

acolo se risipesc banii degeaba-in planul

indepartat, se vede lumina aprinsa: ZIUA!

daca asfalt nu, macar lumini sa risipim

nu se mai vede grila pt scurgere ape pluviale, montata de specialisti-

unde o fi disparut? s-o fi infundat cu atata noroi scurs, de aia a venit

IAR (si iar, si iar, si iar...) vidanja?

in poza se vede TZEAPA pe care ne-o da moshul din spate:

sta in cabana, nu iese vreodata, bariera e o tzeapa, mereu sus

Noroiul? se deplaseaza in cartier-unde se matura, la odihna , pe banci

pai daca n'a avut ce face Malfoi, el e de vina

what about  the blu' birds?

Some time ago, a wizard came to blubirdsville.
He turned everything, every bird and everyone upside down. The villagers were preparing for a big, useless well, for the GOD of uselessness- which Malfoi sent to the garbage dump.

He chased away the 'good fellas' charging an arm and a leg for lights, potholes...anything. He created the (local) Social Network (now no 1 at the Box Office), events: Olympic, ' day, Juniors'.
A facut din rahat bici. 
But bluville is "stuffed with rara avis". rare birds everywhere:
old birds with stupid howling beasts
their young birds with "bird brains' -genetically transmitted
americans throwing shit on the streets
orientals throwing shit and the dogs on the street



tzepe ridicate la poarta (bariera, cica), kk pe strazi, vidanja sempre sub stradA,

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Review of All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren: 

"All the king's men" is included in ALL TIME 100 novels list, at http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1951793,00.html

I found the politicians in the book much more likeable than the erratic
sailor and his sycophants ruling Romania today.
I loved  "All the King's Men"- 


"This landmark book is a loosely fictionalized account of Governor Huey Long of Louisiana, one of the nation's most astounding politicians. All the King's Men tells the story of Willie Stark, a southern-fried politician who builds support by appealing to the common man and playing dirty politics with the best of the back-room deal-makers. Though Stark quickly sheds his idealism, his right-hand man, Jack Burden -- who narrates the story -- retains it and proves to be a thorn in the new governor's side. Stark becomes a successful leader, but at a very high price, one that eventually costs him his life. The award-winning book is a play of politics, society and personal affairs, all wrapped in the cloak of history.."

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All the King's Men......


in varianta romaneasa includ  "Miss Hotia", Motanu' Severu' 

Rat= turnator, snitch, a 'burn' of a person

in some places they get 'burned'

in other (blu? places) they show off:

their screaming shepherds, howls, illiteracy, lack of education,

taste, common sense, IQ, you name it...

intr-o comunitate de mesteri mari, calfe si mai ales zidari 
sunt "A Few Good Men"?---what the hell 4? 


"-You want the truth? but
-You can't handle the truth!"


... you're a bunch of incompetent, illiterate, pretentious, 
dirty rotten fools,
with your representative-
dogs
and their howls & shit all over the place


the emblem of your
supposedly 'high' status staring you in the face (& nose)

next thing you know, there will be flying toilets:

tu lasi la poarta mea (si indiviza ta, cainele tau, etc)

I'll return the favour, in kind

exista si alte variante: la Nairobi, Kinshasa, Brazaville,

orase infratite dealtfel cu bluville,

sunt 'plastic bags with shit aka flying toilets'

cause u don't mind, do u?

if u would, u'd do something about all this shit!

but then why bother, if this is ur standard