The Elderberries by Corey Pandolph and Phil Frank and Joe Troise for December 24, 2009

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    FUNIG1  almost 15 years ago

    I really admire this one, Cory! “…a snowglobe-sung by Wayne - IN Russian!” BRILLIANT! BUT … who but Ludmilla would want it? :-]

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    pearlandpeach  almost 15 years ago

    Very good - can I have one?

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    Plods with ...™  almost 15 years ago

    NOMTA

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    McGehee  almost 15 years ago

    “IOPTA,” whatever that means.

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    princepavel  almost 15 years ago

    mmyea…but WHAT DOES IT MEAN…I mean in ingles??…is it an expletive..deleted or otherwise …or an expression of surprise??? My Rusian is left wanting I’m afraid.

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    Nortley  almost 15 years ago

    They didn’t have a snow globe of Stalingrad?

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    avonsalis  almost 15 years ago

    Living in NYC for 25 years gives me enough time to look at multilingual subway ads so I’ve pretty much deciphered the Russian alphabet. I think it’s funny that “Danke Schoen” is followed by the English word “Darling” (complete with a Russian pronunciation including the “hard G”).

    I can suspend disbelief about Wayne Newton; it’s much more fun to do that than to actually listen to him (which I can’t stand - he’s as awful as the stupid song, and both are perfect for showcasing in snow globes). If the Beatles could record “Sie liebt dich (ja, ja, ja)” in German - which they did - then anything could happen.

    I like Ludmilla - she’s a multi-layered personality. Triggering her sentimentality is like “touching a nerve” … and Corey depicts that perfectly! This strip feels like a Christmas present to me.

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    Deborah16  almost 15 years ago

    Merry Christmas everyone!! :)

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