>>>>>>>>>>Funny thing is that this morning I went to the barber's shop and saw this issue of the magazine on the "coffee" table of the shop. And I thought about reading something there when my eye caught an issue of Maxim Magazine. Guess which one I picked up? <g>.
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>>>>>>>>>Interestingly your words prompted me to search for the translation of 'Парикмахерская' into English. And surprisingly the translation varies by the gender.
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>>>>>>>>The suspense is killing me.
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>>>>>>>Yes, as Dragan translated, it's a hair salon. I was a bit surprised when I read 'barber's shop' expression in Dmitry's message (I don't think I saw it in US, but may be as usual I was not paying attention), so I searched for the translation of Russian word and found, that for men it will be barber's shop.
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>>>>>>If you stopped reading those SQL Server blogs for a minute and get out more, you would know the only place you can learn about politics, sports, women, men, weather, etc, is your local barber's shop <g>.
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>>>>>Come on, Dmitry -- the UT! ;-)
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>>>>>Revved for the Patriots this weekend?
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>>>>Evertybody - I mean EVERYBODY - talks only about Patriots. Yesterday I needed to call Comcast (telephone internet company) with a question. The operator/support person upon learning that I am calling from Foxboro, the home of Patriots, started chattering excitedly about the game on Saturday. Then I forgot why I called and she forgot that she had a job to do <g>. Go Pats!
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>>>Back when I was a kid I lived in Winchester (just outside of Boston) - The (then) Boston Patriots sucked eggs through a skinny straw.
>>>They made a hockey fan out of me!
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>>>Then they were run out of Boston to become the New England Patriots.
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>>And your point is? Or you are just reminiscing? <g>
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>Go Bruins!

<g>. One thing is to be said about Boston; there are so many good sports teams that there is always excitement about one or the other. Many years ago I lived in New Orleans and I don't think (other than one time I went to the Saints game) we talked much at work about sports. Or maybe I was just younger and the only sport on my mind was chasing women <g>.