Nostrovia! – IOTW Report

Nostrovia!

The Associated Press is reporting tonight that eight Russian sailors, between the ages of thirty and forty-five, were rushed to a hospital in the northern seaport of Murmansk for alcohol poisoning.

Witnesses reported that the eight sailors entered a tavern together and that shortly after their arrival they had gathered around a television where they were drinking and being very boisterous with a lot of shouting and laughter.

A Police Detective reported that shortly after the sailors arrived they began to participate in a drinking game by shouting, “Nostrovia!” (“Cheers!) and then drinking shots of vodka everytime one of the four people on the television show said certain word.

The Detective added that the barman said that he personally knew these men as they often frequented his establishment… “These men are heavy drinkers. I have no idea how they could have gotten that sick that fast, they’ve been drinking vodka since they were children. And yet after just ten minutes or so they were all passed out on the floor!” Said the barman.

Another witness said the the sailors were watching a panel of four people on the American news channel, CNN and everytime one of the four TV people said “Russian or Russia” the sailors would shout, “Nostrovia!” and drink a shot. It was a heck of pace, they could barely get the glasses refilled in time to keep up. I’ve never seen anything like it!”

All eight men are expected to survive.

h/t MT

29 Comments on Nostrovia!

  1. Wow… Don’t know if you’ve ever Partied with Russians and Vodka, but I’ll Tell you it’s nothing short of Amazing or Astounding ! They Almost Never Appear Drunk… Just don’t even Try to Drink them Under, you will Regret it !

  2. Plantsman, Poles are very similar. One of my best friends when I was young was Polish. His dad thought that if you were old enough to ask for a drink you were old enough to drink it. Nostrovia!, was frequently heard and said.

  3. Ever hear the one about Frank Sinatra asking for a martini with an olive? The bartender, being an asskisser, gave Frank about six olives in the martini. Frank looked at it and said, If I wanted a fucking salad I’ve had asked for one.

  4. When said fast sounds like

    “Nozdrovia”

    So really you’re just a “z” and a “d” away from perfection

    It’s not like you mispronounced the word “Al Azhar” as “Ool Oozaa” in a speech to actual Arabs, like a certain dip shit masquerading as an American President did seven years ago

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