Спасибо товарищу Сталину за наше счастливое детство!

[arda_unmarred]

Animal FarmIt had become usual to give Napoleon the credit for every successful achievement and every stroke of good fortune. You would often hear one hen remark to another, "Under the guidance of our Leader, Comrade Napoleon, I have laid five eggs in six days"; or two cows, enjoying a drink at the pool, would exclaim, "Thanks to the leadership of

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[colinbj]

A beautifully exact comparison.

Puzzled me initially, though. I thought you were referring to the real Napoleon. It's some decades since I last read Animal Farm.

[arda_unmarred]

I sometimes wonder whether there's someone sitting behind the scenes, laughing in his sleeve and thinking we're all too dumb to get the joke.

Oscar Wilde was right - life imitates art, or in this case: life imitates art imitating life.