Dispelling the myth: Magic Chalk
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LOL. Exactly.
I have a cuckoo clock that says Made in Germany, why does it not say Deutschland ?? Especially since I bought it in Deutschland ??? It's only known as Germany outside of Germany.
My goal and hunt. That was part of the fun anyway, was to track down the actual manufacturer.
If I could have done that much, I would have purchased 10, 20 and even 50 gross at a time and tried to make a nice profit. Whatever amount that I had to buy in order to get it at a real nice price.
Vahmurka was also interested and helped me as much as he could. He would get back to me with any info and it seemed as tho he had run into the same Road Blocks, Dead Ends as I had.
He's an honest chap.
That is pretty much when we decided it wasn't worth our while to pursue it any further.
There is a guy on Face Book. May not mean anything but he uses a Avatar that one member on AZ uses. Prolly not a biggy, but his name is Russian.
For the price he is selling for, it is a little on the steep side. You wouldn't be able to buy any quantity, mark it up and get any free chalk for yourself.
Anyway, for some strange reason, I do prefer this to Blue Diamond.
And as much as I like my Pre Flag, Magic is better also.
If I could have done that much, I would have purchased 10, 20 and even 50 gross at a time and tried to make a nice profit. Whatever amount that I had to buy in order to get it at a real nice price.
Vahmurka was also interested and helped me as much as he could. He would get back to me with any info and it seemed as tho he had run into the same Road Blocks, Dead Ends as I had.
He's an honest chap.
That is pretty much when we decided it wasn't worth our while to pursue it any further.
There is a guy on Face Book. May not mean anything but he uses a Avatar that one member on AZ uses. Prolly not a biggy, but his name is Russian.
For the price he is selling for, it is a little on the steep side. You wouldn't be able to buy any quantity, mark it up and get any free chalk for yourself.
Anyway, for some strange reason, I do prefer this to Blue Diamond.
And as much as I like my Pre Flag, Magic is better also.
and there, you have it!
Ukrainian is a t-o-t-a-l-l-y DIFFERENT language, from Russian.
(get it straight! trust me - they can't even speak to each other - my GF's Russian daughter married a Ukranian)
my guess, is that some Russian scientist developed this "magic chalk", and it was slipped out of the country via Ukraine (hence the lost translation), and this whole damn thing is TOP SECRET (cause it has to be mfg'd elsewhere for obvious reasons), and we need to appreciate what we have & keep our mouths SHUT. :ignore:
i know nothing....
EDIT: PS - the Russians don't give a sh1t about speaking German.
i'd give you REP, but this needs to be public:
if we go to war with Russia (over the TOP SECRET Ukraine Majic Chalk recipe - which might be under-valued if you think about it....), it will be ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT.
and RJs.
(no wonder it hits like a million dollars & is under the radar. RJ needs to send a cube to the OP for dispersement....)
Meanwhile, in Russia, they are laughing at us, because instead of financing the KGB with the Illegal Opium Trade, like other agencies that need not be mentioned, the KGB are financing their operations with the sale of Russian Magic Chalk. See, this is the main reason why the Russians invaded the Ukraine. It was to take over the Ukrainian Chalk Factory. Which is obviously called The Russian Magic Chalk Company now.
So, just remember, for every box of Magic Chalk that you purchase, some Russian is laughing at you. And, you may as well become a member of the Communist Party.
And you most likely just helped finance Russia's newest nuclear submarine.
There. The Bear is Out of the Bag.
Just kidding of course. But not the first time that I have been involved in a Conspiracy Theory.
I am logging into Ali Baba and see if I can get my own brand of chalk. I think that I will call it. Blue Hog Chalk. Cause it works 100% on all fine quality Pig Skin pool cue tips.
Available in Blue only. So don't ask for Pink, Pink.
So, just remember, for every box of Magic Chalk that you purchase, some Russian is laughing at you. And, you may as well become a member of the Communist Party.
And you most likely just helped finance Russia's newest nuclear submarine.
There. The Bear is Out of the Bag.
Just kidding of course. But not the first time that I have been involved in a Conspiracy Theory.
I am logging into Ali Baba and see if I can get my own brand of chalk. I think that I will call it. Blue Hog Chalk. Cause it works 100% on all fine quality Pig Skin pool cue tips.
Available in Blue only. So don't ask for Pink, Pink.
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Lol this is funny!! Nice post!
Clearly that packaging was not designed or made in Russia.... But it was supposed to look like it
Too bad someone butchered their translation into Russian... That's just lazy work!
Clearly that packaging was not designed or made in Russia.... But it was supposed to look like it
Too bad someone butchered their translation into Russian... That's just lazy work!
cpcntr
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Nope, yr wrong. Ukranian language have the same root as russian, almost the same grammar and syntax, many same and tons of simillar words. So russian mostly can understand ukranian. From the other side 90% ukranians know russian language and 40% of them are native russian speakers.and there, you have it!
Ukrainian is a t-o-t-a-l-l-y DIFFERENT language, from Russian.
(get it straight! trust me - they can't even speak to each other - my GF's Russian daughter married a Ukranian)
my guess, is that some Russian scientist developed this "magic chalk", and it was slipped out of the country via Ukraine (hence the lost translation), and this whole damn thing is TOP SECRET (cause it has to be mfg'd elsewhere for obvious reasons), and we need to appreciate what we have & keep our mouths SHUT. :ignore:
i know nothing....
EDIT: PS - the Russians don't give a sh1t about speaking German.
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So, who makes better cabbage rolls and perogies.
I agree. I'm just glad I'm not one of the colorful ones. :grin-square:
Man, and they think I'm a pain in the arse in NPR, what till they find out I started a war in Russian
Because it is very obvious those products aren't made for the Chinese masses.
I can't imagine some Russian Factory making chalk with the intention of capturing the robust American Billiard chalk market.
Either way, I don't really care. I really like the chalk and my only problem with it is I keep giving my current cubes away to my opponents and have to buy more from RJ.
The first time using this chalk I threw away that Kamui crap.
LOL. I did the same thing before I started selling it. I'd buy a bunch and then let other folks try it, and then others would come by and ask for it, and I'd give them a cube...
That's when I decided to sell the stuff, and have now turned over the job to my 15 y/o son. It's taken a life of it's own and I have a job. So, I don't mine "pushing" it for him on AZB and such, but he reviews and packs the orders from AZB and Ebay and sends it out.
He makes enough to feed his video game addiction.... Hey, at least he's not buying crack
LOL. I did the same thing before I started selling it. I'd buy a bunch and then let other folks try it, and then others would come by and ask for it, and I'd give them a cube...
That's when I decided to sell the stuff, and have now turned over the job to my 15 y/o son. It's taken a life of it's own and I have a job. So, I don't mine "pushing" it for him on AZB and such, but he reviews and packs the orders from AZB and Ebay and sends it out.
He makes enough to feed his video game addiction.... Hey, at least he's not buying crack
Good job with the son....... That's worth some rep
Greenie comin your way
I heard it is made from a very unusual meteor that landed on the Russia-Belarus border some time during the last ice age, so definitely not Earth.
This is a fun thread! And enlightening, too -- thanks to you and Vahmurka. (Not to burst your bubble, though, but to give credit where credit is due, Vahmurka was indeed the first to break this news that this chalk's claims on the box aren't really up to snuff.)
Concerning the Ukrainian vs. Russian thing, here's a quick hint for us English speakers. You know the old phrase, "there's no 'I' in the word 'team'"? You can use that in a funny way to tell the difference between Russian and Ukrainian writing in terms of the Cyrillic character set. I.e.: "there's no 'I' in Russian" (but there is, in Ukrainian). Anytime you see an "I" or "i" character in Cyrillic writing, you know it's Ukrainian and not Russian.
To wit:
"Speak softly and carry a big stick." --Theodore Roosevelt
Russian: "Говорите мягко и с собой большая дубинка."
Ukrainian: "Говоріть м'яко і з собою велика кийок."
(Apologies for any grammatical errors induced by Google translate.)
-Sean <-- prefers Magic Chalk irrespective of where it's made
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cpcntr
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Yep, there is no "i" in russian, but it sounds the same as russian и and have the same function "and"
About both phrases, first part sounds the same and understandable for both, last two words are different, but:
Велика & большая in russian we have the same word but in a diffrent grammar form and also великая means "great" in russian (большая means big)
Дубинка & кийок - in russian we have a synonim киянка for дубинка (sounds like kiyanka and кийок sounds like kyok, both words have the same root)
So for the both languages its understandable
And the right translation for the phrase is: Разговаривай мягко, но имей при себе дубинку.
About both phrases, first part sounds the same and understandable for both, last two words are different, but:
Велика & большая in russian we have the same word but in a diffrent grammar form and also великая means "great" in russian (большая means big)
Дубинка & кийок - in russian we have a synonim киянка for дубинка (sounds like kiyanka and кийок sounds like kyok, both words have the same root)
So for the both languages its understandable
And the right translation for the phrase is: Разговаривай мягко, но имей при себе дубинку.
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i will ask again if he is Ukrainian or some other country out there. all i know, is that she gives me a LECTURE every time i even insinuate, that all of yáll are "Russian" -
(have yáll ever been yelled at by a Russian woman?!?! it's scary.... be VERY afraid!!!!)
it's actually funny when they get together. the 3 of them have to speak in English to understand each other. her American husband speaks all 3 languages, but that's because he was a spy. he just sits there & listens.
i think,
regardless of where it was manufactured,
that "Russian Magic chalk"
is incredibly sexy....
just say it outloud, deeply, with an accent, and let it flow off your tongue:
it's Russian....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3vkJLw8cUs
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For the bolded part, it might be a result of the "lost in translation" thing when going from English to Russian. I noticed you chose to not include the word "big" (большая) in the translation of T.R.'s famous quote, but that is a mistake. As a result of T.R. (one of my all-time favorite people), "big stick diplomacy" became legend here in the U.S. It would not work to say, "speak softly, but bear a stick." It's like when trying to use the following phrases, but they come out wrong: "Piece of cake!" (to mean that a task is "easy") becomes "piece of pie!" (doesn't work at all, and English speakers will look at you strangely). "Easy as pie!" becomes "Easy as cake!" (again, doesn't work). Just like Russian and any other language, certain words in English have native colloquial meaning, and they can't be substituted.
Just FYI -- hope this is helpful!
-Sean