16.09.2001 // Jokes // by Sergey Sirotkin
Herbal Medications: Progressing with Time?
2000 B.C. ("до нашей эры") — Here ("вот"), eat ("съешь") this ("этот") root ("корешок").
1000 A.D. ("нашей эры") — That root is heathen ("языческий"). Here, say ("произнеси") this prayer ("молитву").
1850 A.D. — That prayer is superstition ("предрассудок"). Here, drink ("выпей") this potion ("зелье").
1940 A.D. — That potion is snake oil ("леВОкарство; хрень"). Here, swallow ("проглоти") this pill ("пилюлю").
1985 A.D. — That pill is ineffective ("неэффективно"). Here, take ("прими") this antibiotic ("антибиотик").
2000 A.D. — That antibiotic is artificial ("искусственный"). Here, eat this root.