Thomas-n-Elena

Welcome back glad everything went well. Just to catch you up while you were gone there was blatant stereotyping, pie and guns.

Also how much relaxing did you really do at the flat? My wife and I relaxed a lot and now our son is almost 2.

Just out of curiosity next week my wife and I are going to her Biometrics appt for her dropping of conditions, this past week I was dismissed from my job for inappropriate use of sour cream(not really!) but if we have an interview and they ask can my job loss(not permanent just dont know how long right now) have an effect on her green card?

I have never been to Russia yet. But when my SO was here we thought it would be fun to go to Brighton Beach, Brooklyn (Little Russia). We went out for dinner and to a Russian deli. At dinner we had Borscht which I thought was pretty good and Manti which she told me was not a Russian dish but was also good. At the deli she got me to try Salo which she said is more popular in Ukraine then Russia, anyways it is pure fat and she tried to convince me this was very healthy.... ( Having a degree in Health Science I would have to disagree that eating pure pork fat is probably not healthy for anyone bu I kept quite) then she bought a bottle of Kefir which was like if sour cream, plain yogurt, and milk had a threesome and yogurt got pregnant and had a baby, out would come Kefir. I didn't care for it much. I also noticed Russians drink tea like they are competing with the British. Janna would never take ice in her water and drinks everything room temp or warmer, she later explained that if I lived in Siberia I would probably not want ice in my drinks either..... makes sense.

It took one summer in michigan for Lena to put ice in a glass, now she does it all the time except in winter. When you girl gets to charleston on one of those nice august days you will have to pack her in ice. Lena has gotten a bit to used to things here she will often demand I turn on the central air.

As far as the walking around naked I was smart enough to keep my mouth shut(probably the only time it happened).

and slim,if you are close to missouri,cnn is reporting that a car dealer is having a promo for the month of august.buy a truck get a free ak...hell of a deal.

I was going to tell slim about it, but you got to it before me. My brother is a firearms/toolmark examiner at the Highway Patrol here in Missouri and sent me a link about it:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533574...test=latestnews

get yer pick'mup truck and the AK together yeehaw

Also comes with a free gun rack and ammo box but you have to pay for the undercoating.

Open season again ...

The Stereotyping Continues

We shall see I have seen that person post before and I dont know how legit it is, the only dates filled in are the 129 dates not much of a timeline and not any bio information.

an all too common case with these Russian brides.

By all means lets support this idiotic line of thinking by continuing to perpetuate the myth that is only russian women who might marry someone for a green card.

If the woman is from vietnam - could never happen

Philippines - nope not there either

Pitcairn islands - not a chance the women there are beyond reproach

Mexico - nada

um Columbia - well the government is corrupt everyone wants to leave any way -

I have a news flash for you sparky wake up a realize that if you took the green card out of the equation this happens all the time in the US, woman marries man for money, to get out of her neighborhood(or your case the trailer park) or environment, to improve her class standing, because it sounds like fun at the time, etc etc etc. Bad marriages happen every day but to say that it is common for Russian women to marry USC to get their green card is salacious.

I would warn you about making these gross generalizations that have their root in xenophobic thinking and racism you are looking for trouble from a whole host of directions.

And finally this to the gentlemen whose russian wife is divorcing him - If this is a true story then I feel terrible for you but it seems you should have seen some of this coming. You may want to consult an immigration attorney because there may be immigration fraud involved (may be hard to prove). It is a learning experience but you may have made some false statements that are feeding into ignorant stereotypes, there are no SCHOOLS that teach this behavior, there are bad people who get worse advice and follow it. The karmic whip is on it was to see you former spouse. I feel terrible for you and your children, but stay positive and realize that this door may be closing but a new one will open up. Perhaps you can meet a nice woman from Columbia because this kind of thing never happens with Columbians.

I think as an alternative instead of becoming part of Russia, everything east can become part of Ohio and everything west can become part of Michigan. Belarus will join as a new county in Indiana. Just a thought.

I married my gal for the sour cream.

sour cream is awesome in or on anything. that gives me an idea

Sour cream is amazing, however I don't think it is meant to be a personal lubricant.

Depends are you a potato or is you SO a potato. Lets ask enraptured perhaps he/she loves a potato.

Me and clueless don' need no steenking timelines!

You beat me to the punch

Besides, if you follow all my posts, you can accurately predict my timeline.

I can barely keep track of my timeline now I have to go through all of your posts to figure where you are!!! That is ridiculous.

Mox your right you dont need a timeline because we all know where you are

Luggage looked like it had been attacked with a bayonet.

Now that's serious!

I take pictures of my bag before I check it at the counter at every airport I get it checked. This is very important, in case your bag disappears completely.

I had to do the "point and grunt" at SVO when my bag disappeared. What was interesting to me was they were well prepared for this and had a color coded, numbered placard with all types and makes of luggage. Dude said something in Russian, I pointed at bag and color, he filled out a little more, said some more in Russian. Next day someone called me to pick up my bag.

No pictures required! (Although I do really like your idea, just not sure if it would work in a country like Russia.)

Last time I flew somewhere I didnt notice the pretty ribbon my wife tied to the luggage, so I sat at the baggage claim thinking that looks just like my bag but it didnt have a ribbon on. Doh!

Why would you arrest someone for taking a picture of a bird, I could see if he was showing you the bird but not taking a picture of one.

This was quite the little spat I wish I had been here for it.

Thanks Mox I wish I was here to help defend our forum from the interlopers.

Truth is just to let enraptured know "Yes it is a little clicky here if you dont like it dont come in, dont mess with our guns our pie or our sour cream as a condiment"

What the troglodyte seemed to miss is that this is a Russian regional forum we dont take kindly to people accusing our wives and SO of being scammers, any different than the girl I know in bolivia that was going to take a trip to canada so she can sneak across the border.

Oh Enraptured if you dont like the kind of pie we are serving you can go eat somewhere else. I dont care where you are from take your ridiculous outdated opinions and go post in the Off Topic forum where the buffalo roam and the ignorant play.

Glock 9mm. Now that's a fashion accessory I can get behind!

You dont want to get in front of it and considering the uniform being behind is an ok thing. Thats the kind of race where I like to come in second.

I was waiting for that "if you got the money" part. I'd love to ride in a Mig or see the moon from orbit, but as for now, I'll keep it simple with a tour of the AK factory.

The best part of touring the AK factory is the free samples at the end of the tour.

They chose us didn't they? ... maybe that was their first mistake.

According to my wife, it was her biggest mistake ever. But, then again, she's still here, so maybe she's smart after all!

Exactly!!! They chose us, we chose them so we will hold hands as we head for the singularity at the center of the black hole, are our molecules are ripped to shreads and we approach infinite density.

After I explained the problems she could face by doing such a stupid (and illegal) activity, she still replied: all my (Russian) friends know that doing so is the easiest way, and they usually recommend me to follow this route, because it is very easy.

There seems to be a special training in Russia about all the "illegal" activities they can get away with in the USA

I too know a couple "illegal" girls here. Like everything else in America though, it's a lot easier to just look the other way than to get up off our @$$es and do something about it. "Renting" a spouse usually works out pretty good, except when you advertise on Craigslist.

Hey they just busted a place here in Grand Rapids for renting a wife by the hour. What jerks my chain is the fact that the newest amnesty bill is going to excuse all of that ####### and let everyone have a green card with no background check, dont have to pay, and dont have to wait for USCIS. Hey government why dont we solve the unemployment problem and the illegal immigration issue by hiring a bunch of the unemployed to process applications for immigration, everyone here knows you only need a rudimentary command of the english language and 4 brain cells to work at USCIS.

Dude theres more than one I think it was supposed to be 18 but they forgot the plus signs.

Fuzzy math, I guess. Something about vodka and more vodka make like extra more vodka and ....... I don't really remember anything after that.

Yeah fuzzy I remember the first one, and the second one and the next thing I remember is Lena telling me she is late and I of course asked her where she needed to be?

WTH!!! Slim says uggs and sweats can be sexy under the correct conditions?!

Sheesh, I leave and this is what happens to the Russian forum.

I love all women equally. It's just that I prefer certain women over others. And anything can be sexy.... on the right woman!

I thinks uggs and sweats can be sexy OFF a lot of women and ON the floor, otherwise if you got it then flaunt it. Also read if you got too much of it, hide it I dont want to see it. Buy clothes that fit and make you look nice, dont buy tight clothing that you think you look good in. The only round belly I liked to see was when my little devil was still an angel inside his mother.

Of course slim this doesnt apply to you, you go on wearing your daisey dukes and you half shirts they look good on you. I took another look at your BBQ picture and it occurred to me that you arent wearing anything underneath your apron are you? Its fine as long as Im not standing behind you and there are no major grease splatters.

Welcome Katia,

follow Mox's advice on going to the AOS link, the rest of his advice you can use your common sense.

There's a lot of Apocalyptic talk going on around here.

But, rest easy everyone. I'm not going to reproduce anytime soon, so we have plenty of good years left here in the world as we know it. Now if you ever see me post a thread entitled "crazy squared", grab your BOB and head for the hills.

I believe we're OK if our wives or all of us hang out together because that's just crazy plus crazy or crazy times crazy. It's when we start having little kids that we have to see what's really going on. Thomas is first in line, and if I was him, (and he's probably already done it) it' be checking little man's head for any suspicious looking birth marks, particularly anything resembling at least one number six.

Dude theres more than one I think it was supposed to be 18 but they forgot the plus signs.

It *is* a nice job of turning the stereotype on its head, and probably much closer to reality as well. Holy #######, Slim is closing the "Slim's way" and "reality" gap...the apocalypse is nigh!

Grab your guns your ammo and a whole lot of pie, the Apocalypse is coming.

Heard faintly in the background of my head. Hail to the cheif. Running on the "f" u ticket with no running mate because he doesnt want someone to confuse the public when he speaks.

SLIM for president

He promises a gun in every house and a pie in every kitchen. The buck stops wherever the hell he tells it to!!! Kill em all and let the paramedics sort em out.

I want to protest. There is no such thing as taco salad

Sure there is you can make anything into a salad, just add lettuce. Lets say you have a salad and you add more lettuce then you have a salad salad, you dont even have to eat it for you to loose weight and feel more hungry.

Katya made some kind of fried cheese contraption. I wasn't paying attention to what she cooked, as I was afraid fried <insert daily product here> was going to be nasty. But it was really damn tasty, it was probably cottage cheese. With a side of some amazingly rich cream cheese. I was feeling sick that day, but man it was tasty.

Theres that fried cottage cheese again who thinks of this stuff.

That's why I'm sponsoring a 15 year-old. By the time she starts getting old, I'll either be dead, or close enough to dead that it won't matter.

But is she a model?

Yes shes a model of an adult

Stop being pompous (or pompus if you prefer).

I must be losing my touch, just what the heck does it take to bait the OT'ers anymore?

They are proving how much they are lacking intelligence(I hate to insult stupid people by referring to the folks in OT as stupid). What happens eventually is Darwinism will take over and they will just die or as I prefer to say selected out. They will try to get a free soda from a machine and tip it over on themselves or try to make their car go fast by putting rockets in the trunk. OT'ers are the reason there has to be disclaimers on TV shows, like Mythbusters "Dont try this at home this means you folks in the OT"

I saw that post yesterday and it made me laugh. Im sure you would never find an old fat american guy engaged with someone from Vietnam, or the Philippines. Its just such a silly stereotype I cant even bring myself to comment but I think I just might to give a little wiggle to the spoon in the bowl.

Yes, if we are speaking of the same person, that was Nick & Nat; he generated a bit of flack because many had problems with fact he was in fifties and she was 19. During my last check, they are together and "happily" married

I dont see what the problem is, I hope when I am in my fifties my wife will be nineteen. She said she feels younger all the time and since we are 13 hrs behind her hometown she gets younger.

Wait something doesnt sound right

You dont suppose my wife is not telling me the truth? Do you?

Of course, the savings is mute because I will be paying for the wedding dress and other expenses. I am not complaining, she will be really beautiful in her wedding dress. I, of course, will still look like a ugly nerd in my Tux.

Great news, enjoy your trip.

Maybe you should wear the dress and she can wear the tux? Just a thought

Through all the help from members and this site, I finally got all the needed documents/paperwork together and sent the I-129F in Monday 7/6/09. Still haven't go the NOA1 yet, but just saw that my check cleared.

So now, I feel as if I just got through waiting in line for a roller coaster. We sat down, buckled ourselves in, and that first 'lurch' when the roller coaster starts just happened. The clickity-click-clickty-click sound has started as the coaster begins to take us up that slow process to get to the top of the first hill before it lets us drop...

I just hope this is one of the coasters I like; slick and fast, even with ups and downs and loops giving me that exhilarating rush and not that wooden behemoth here called 'The Boss', which jerks me around where I spend the whole ride hitting my side against the rail car and at the end I'm hurting and bruised...

Congratulations on climbing aboard and strapping yourself in ...... now just cinch that strap a wee bit tighter and enjoy the ride on the monster we call the Visa Journey!

Congratulations the journey has begun but this is the bumper cars compared with the real roller coaster. The visa process is like buying your first house, its emotional, gut wrenching, takes too long, and just drives you crazy with all the paperwork and stuff you gotta do. The roller coaster starts about 2 weeks after she arrives or you two crazy kids get married. Then you suddenly realize that hey I have only spent a few weeks with this person. You start to notice( or she begins to do things) you never noticed before.

-That cute little sound she used to make when she slept turns into a full on snore.

-She wakes you up every time you make a little noise in your sleep.

-New glass every time she gets a drink(It was water in there before you can reuse the glass!!!!!)

-The moment you walk in the door after 10 hours of work, where should we go.

-All the things she doesnt like in the grocery store(even though she has never tried them)

Just a few little things. The truth is I wouldnt trade a moment(well maybe a couple) for anything, happiness and a complete life are wonderful to share.

Congratulations again. Enjoy every moment they only happen once.