Queen of Spades

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Angela937
Angela937 Posts: 514 Member
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Who's heard of them?

(Let's make sure this thread doesn't get closed. I don't wanna be in jail again!)
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  • Sloth2016
    Sloth2016 Posts: 846 Member
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    Not read that one, but Alexander Pushkin is one of my favorite authors. Tolstoy also.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    edited October 2016
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    With Halloween coming up, I have been looking for something to watch. Looks riveting:

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4901756/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpHuepj7e1s
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 17,959 Member
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    Cutaway_Collar wrote: »
    I don't think Angela wants to talk about Pushkin.

    I am not sure why you have a penchant for sexually inclined discussions in a place which tries to be PG-13.

    I've wondered that. Surely having multiple threads deleted might lead one to believe that there are more appropriate places for sexually charged discussions than a calorie counting and fitness site.
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
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    <--- is afraid to google queen of spades.
  • Sloth2016
    Sloth2016 Posts: 846 Member
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    Cutaway_Collar wrote: »
    I don't think Angela wants to talk about Pushkin.

    Oh. I get it, you mean the Tchaikovsky Queen of Spades Overture, don't you?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g43Ropa1QyY
    I am not sure why you have a penchant for sexually inclined discussions in a place which tries to be PG-13.
    Wat?
  • SLLRunner
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    Yes! The Queen of Spades is a short story written by Alexander Pushkin in the mid 1800's! I've read it, and it's excellent! In fact, if I recall correctly, Tchaikovsky made The Queen of Spades into an opera that was enjoyed by many. Here is a free version in portable document format.
  • SLLRunner
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    GypsyFire65 wrote: »
    https://youtu.be/8XQagSAXYX4 King of Spades... sounds like Green Day.
    https://youtu.be/fQ56yzwyYcQ Jack of Spades...Boogie Down

    That short story seems interesting.
    Queen of Spades, Alexander Pushkin.
    Is this a nasty story??? :o I'll check the link out.

    No, it's a wonderful short story written in the 1800's!
  • nutmegoreo
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    ^^^ That first one really does sound like Green Day!
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
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    GypsyFire65 wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    ^^^ That first one really does sound like Green Day!

    Yes it does. :D

    Sorry. I'm procrastinating on a paper that I need to get done. That means my house is spotless, and I'm spending way too much time here :laugh:
  • GreenGoddess22
    GreenGoddess22 Posts: 3,818 Member
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    Okay someone give me a hint, wth is this? Obviously not a short story and I'm guessing not a card game so, help me.
  • SLLRunner
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    GreenGoddess22 wrote: »
    Okay someone give me a hint, wth is this? Obviously not a short story and I'm guessing not a card game so, help me.

    Uh...oh....I thought this thread was about the story.....other than that, I have no idea.
  • Angela937
    Angela937 Posts: 514 Member
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    Pushkin! Come on guys, Pushkin!
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
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    Angela937 wrote: »
    Pushkin! Come on guys, Pushkin!

    I have not often hung out in chit-chat, but I love Pushkin and most classic literature, so I decided to venture here. Maybe you can give some clue to those of us who are missing the mark.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 17,959 Member
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    I had a cat named Pushkin.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
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    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    I had a cat named Pushkin.

    Ohhh, that's adorable!!

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