Russians are fucking hardnuts, it's true.
Any nation that considers 'drinking vodka until you die' to be a competitive sport is not going to be be bothered by a few bombs.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 10:55, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

During world war two apparently Russian soldiers would mock any of their men who screamed when shot.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 10:56, Reply)

Nails, the lot of 'em.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 11:04, Reply)

just look at their version of roulette

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 11:05, Reply)

Russian chatroulette must be fairly grim
Keep clicking next until you get someone who still has a head.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 11:14, Reply)

Any game where the prize is to not die

is pretty hardcore. I'd like to see this attitude on Total Wipeout
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 11:18, Reply)

One of the pubs I frequent has a Russian bouncer (Ukrainian)
He looks like he's ex-Speznatz. One of the locals insists on calling him Sir Gay which leads to much violence and hilarity. He's a good bloke actually.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 29 Mar 2010, 11:15, Reply)

are you sure his name isn't Sergei?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 11:19, Reply)

His name IS Sergei.
But Jeff always pronounces it with a gap in it and a definite insulting inflection. Much fun ensues.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 29 Mar 2010, 11:22, Reply)

I see

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 11:23, Reply)

The actual pronunciation of his name is Sergy.
He call's Jeff Chuff. All good-natured really. Even the choking out.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 29 Mar 2010, 11:26, Reply)

I'd be suspicious of calling a Ukrainian a Russian.
50% would be OK with it; the others'd rip off your head...
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 13:55, Reply)

Yup.
that's something else frequently used to wind him up.
He really is quite a chilled dude when I think about it.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 29 Mar 2010, 13:59, Reply)

Yep
watched a documentary the other year on what they will drink instead of Vodka too, like industrial grade meths
(Halfy By light alone, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 11:19, Reply)

Sniffing shoe polish heated over a candle FTW.
And apparently drinking the alcohol from torpedo guidance systems.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 29 Mar 2010, 11:24, Reply)

My mate had a burst appendix,
the chap in the next bed was a Polish vagrant who drank all the hand cleaning stuff and fell out of bed, ripping all of his tubes out.

What a hero.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 11:26, Reply)

Hardcore indeed.
You can only admire such dedication.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 29 Mar 2010, 11:31, Reply)