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elehhhhna

(32,076 posts) Tue Feb 14, 2017, 11:56 AM Feb 2017

GOP shall henceforth be known as the GOPniks. Gopnik means "street mugging" in Russian ...

The term "gopnik" was probably derived from slang term gop-stop - Russian: Гоп-стоп - meaning street mugging. ..

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopnik

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GOP shall henceforth be known as the GOPniks. Gopnik means "street mugging" in Russian ... (Original Post) elehhhhna Feb 2017 OP

Happily 1st rec. JudyM Feb 2017 #1

Shameless kick elehhhhna Feb 2017 #2

That would be a bit tough on Adam Gopnik muriel_volestrangler Feb 2017 #3

Dammit Muriel elehhhhna Feb 2017 #4

JudyM

(29,233 posts)

1. Happily 1st rec.

Reply to elehhhhna (Original post)

Tue Feb 14, 2017, 12:16 PM

Feb 2017

Happy Vday!

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)

2. Shameless kick

Reply to elehhhhna (Original post)

Tue Feb 14, 2017, 02:29 PM

Feb 2017

muriel_volestrangler

(101,306 posts)

3. That would be a bit tough on Adam Gopnik

Reply to elehhhhna (Original post)

Tue Feb 14, 2017, 03:36 PM

Feb 2017

http://www.newyorker.com/contributors/adam-gopnik

who is a very good writer, and doesn't deserve to have people think of RW wankers when his name is mentioned.

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)

4. Dammit Muriel

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 14, 2017, 05:48 PM

Feb 2017

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