The lead-in to many a tired old joke on Slashdot, where the punchline is a reverse of what is normal. Sometimes produces screamingly funny results, often produces a yawn.
Derived from old Yakov Smirnoff jokes, where Mr. Smirnoff (a Soviet expatriate) used to do the same thing when talking about the former Soviet Union during his routines.
Derived from old Yakov Smirnoff jokes, where Mr. Smirnoff (a Soviet expatriate) used to do the same thing when talking about the former Soviet Union during his routines.
by ke6isf November 7, 2003
An inside joke started on the show Family Guy. A phrase in "(subject) (verb) (noun)" form becomes, "In Soviet Russia, (noun) (verb) YOU!"
Example:
Before: I'm out of ideas.
After: In Soviet Russia, ideas run out of YOU!
Example:
Before: I'm out of ideas.
After: In Soviet Russia, ideas run out of YOU!
by dj gs68 September 13, 2003
A place where the opposite of the norm happens. As shown in the example, instead you driving the car...
by IanTheLUEser December 14, 2003
Jokes invented by Yakov Smirnoff, involving the comparisons of things in the United States and the Soviet Union.
"In America, you drive car. In Soviet Russia, car drives you!"
"In America, you go to parties. In Soviet Russia, party goes to you!"
"In America, you watch television. In Soviet Russia, television watches you!"
"In America, you define dictionary. In Soviet Russia, dictionary defines you!"
"In America, you shoot gun. In Soviet Russia, gun shoots you!"
"In America, you go to parties. In Soviet Russia, party goes to you!"
"In America, you watch television. In Soviet Russia, television watches you!"
"In America, you define dictionary. In Soviet Russia, dictionary defines you!"
"In America, you shoot gun. In Soviet Russia, gun shoots you!"
by Dave July 14, 2004
by Starkasm March 12, 2015
While most of the other definitions on this topic are technically correct, none of them attribute the joke to its originator, Yakov Smirnoff, an actor and standup comedian who is pretty recent and also still alive.
I can't believe the contributors to this definition were so stupid that they think a joke by a comedian who was incredibly famous during the late 80s and is still very famous is actually a joke that just "comes from the internet"!
I can't believe the contributors to this definition were so stupid that they think a joke by a comedian who was incredibly famous during the late 80s and is still very famous is actually a joke that just "comes from the internet"!
In soviet russia, contributors to internet sites probably know what they're talking about, because they don't here.
by maxwell tallman September 9, 2010