"Eventually someone in the audience must tire of this meaningless procession and say: 'Look here, arent't you going to tell us what those slides are about? We can't all read Russian you know' After a well-judged pause, the Sildesman replies, 'Not Russian, my dear fellow, Bulgarian.'"
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Date: 2006-12-12 04:09 am (UTC)In my book, the last part is:
"Eventually someone in the audience must tire of this meaningless procession and say: 'Look here, arent't you going to tell us what those slides are about? We can't all read Russian you know' After a well-judged pause, the Sildesman replies, 'Not Russian, my dear fellow, Bulgarian.'"
Good luck with your cultural research!