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If an event is said to occur in Outer Mongolia, it quite often means it happens somewhere obscure and hard to find.
If a person is "sent to Outer Mongolia", it means they are effectively relieved of all real power and influence and given a symbolically important but practically meaningless post.
The term refers to the state of Mongolia (in east Asia), a sparsely populated and geopolitically insignificant country inbetween China and Russia. It had a revolution in the early 1920s and effectively became a Soviet satellite state, while never actually being incorporated into the USSR (a model of the later policy in eastern Europe). Although officially designated "Mongolia", it is sometimes called Outer Mongolia because a region known as Inner Mongolia is part of the state of China.
The term gained its present uses because the Soviet foreign minister Molotov, after being relieved of his duties, was appointed as ambassador to Mongolia. This was a pointless role because, being a puppet state and politically insignificant, there were no problematic issues for a diplomat in Mongolia to take care of. In effect, Molotov was sacked but without losing his status or perks; he was simply taken away from the centre of power. This happened in the early years of the Khrushchev regime, soon after the death of Stalin, because Molotov and several others had lost out in bids to become General Secretary (i.e. top dog). Rather than have his rivals shot once they were defeated, Khrushchev adopted the policy of shunting them off into useless and powerless but well-paid posts (another rival, Malenkov, was made head of a factory in Siberia).
(By the way, yes Molotov did invent the "cocktail" which bears his name - he was responsible for mass-producing them in lemonade factories during World War II).
If a person is "sent to Outer Mongolia", it means they are effectively relieved of all real power and influence and given a symbolically important but practically meaningless post.
The term refers to the state of Mongolia (in east Asia), a sparsely populated and geopolitically insignificant country inbetween China and Russia. It had a revolution in the early 1920s and effectively became a Soviet satellite state, while never actually being incorporated into the USSR (a model of the later policy in eastern Europe). Although officially designated "Mongolia", it is sometimes called Outer Mongolia because a region known as Inner Mongolia is part of the state of China.
The term gained its present uses because the Soviet foreign minister Molotov, after being relieved of his duties, was appointed as ambassador to Mongolia. This was a pointless role because, being a puppet state and politically insignificant, there were no problematic issues for a diplomat in Mongolia to take care of. In effect, Molotov was sacked but without losing his status or perks; he was simply taken away from the centre of power. This happened in the early years of the Khrushchev regime, soon after the death of Stalin, because Molotov and several others had lost out in bids to become General Secretary (i.e. top dog). Rather than have his rivals shot once they were defeated, Khrushchev adopted the policy of shunting them off into useless and powerless but well-paid posts (another rival, Malenkov, was made head of a factory in Siberia).
(By the way, yes Molotov did invent the "cocktail" which bears his name - he was responsible for mass-producing them in lemonade factories during World War II).
Clare Short was sent to Outer Mongolia in the Cabinet reshuffle, being sent to the Department for Overseas Aid.
I can't believe they put this lecture in Outer Mongolia (i.e. on the far side of the campus from the usual venue).
I can't believe they put this lecture in Outer Mongolia (i.e. on the far side of the campus from the usual venue).
by Andy April 20, 2004
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Get the gay pride mug.What is known by English teachers as an oxymoron, i.e. a word which is qualified by a second word, an adjective, which is completely redundant (adds nothing new to the meaning of the first word). Crap is by definition anal, unless it comes from the mouth-crapping aliens on the planet XAARFQTYSHAJK!LP.
Nevertheless, saying two swear words is always better than saying one for releasing tension, so "anal crap" is perfectly legitimate, whatever those fucking english teachers say.
Nevertheless, saying two swear words is always better than saying one for releasing tension, so "anal crap" is perfectly legitimate, whatever those fucking english teachers say.
by Andy April 20, 2004
Get the anal crap mug.An entirely fictional account written by a senile drunk old man bribed by the government to write this bullshit about higher education. As made-up as Harry Potter but less fun.
Includes absurd claims such as that charging students over the moon to study will encourage more people to go to university, that the threat of being millions of pounds in debt doesn't stop poor people studying, and that students in ten years time will ride to university on the backs of flying pigs.
Includes absurd claims such as that charging students over the moon to study will encourage more people to go to university, that the threat of being millions of pounds in debt doesn't stop poor people studying, and that students in ten years time will ride to university on the backs of flying pigs.
Dearing is an asshole.
The Dearing Report is a pile of fucking shite.
Dearing should be fucking smoked
The Dearing Report is a pile of fucking shite.
Dearing should be fucking smoked
by Andy April 20, 2004
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Somebody who thinks that stringing together the same six phrases made up of different combinations of the same eight words, in a number of different combinations, constitutes a coherent argument.
Inventor of the phrase, "be reasonable, do it my way".
Somebody who thinks that stringing together the same six phrases made up of different combinations of the same eight words, in a number of different combinations, constitutes a coherent argument.
Inventor of the phrase, "be reasonable, do it my way".
by Andy April 20, 2004
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Eminem: Yo, shut yo mouth yo beeatch, and suck mah cock, and den yall fuck off back to yo own time zone
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Eminem: Yo, shut yo mouth yo beeatch, and suck mah cock, and den yall fuck off back to yo own time zone
Regency woman: (faints at hearing so much bad language)
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Get the cad mug.This strangely unqualified question has appeared in sticker, placard and graffiti form all over the place, prompting many to wonder.
The correct answer is Islam Karimov, president of Uzbekistan. Farhad Usmanov is a human rights cause celebre in Uzbekistan because his is the most blatant and the most widely protested of many cases of murder of political opponents by the Uzbek regime.
The stickers etc. seem to be the handiwork of the Muslim fundamentalist group Hizb-ut Tahrir, an insidious organisation committed to human rights violations of other kinds (against Jews, gays, women, etc.), but who object to attacks on fellow Islamists and who therefore have a lot of gripes with the Uzbek government. This government is particularly keen on killing Islamists because they happen to be the main opposition force in the country. Farhad was the son of a cleric.
The correct answer is Islam Karimov, president of Uzbekistan. Farhad Usmanov is a human rights cause celebre in Uzbekistan because his is the most blatant and the most widely protested of many cases of murder of political opponents by the Uzbek regime.
The stickers etc. seem to be the handiwork of the Muslim fundamentalist group Hizb-ut Tahrir, an insidious organisation committed to human rights violations of other kinds (against Jews, gays, women, etc.), but who object to attacks on fellow Islamists and who therefore have a lot of gripes with the Uzbek government. This government is particularly keen on killing Islamists because they happen to be the main opposition force in the country. Farhad was the son of a cleric.
by Andy April 20, 2004
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