Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0019687, Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:49:39 +0300

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rebro/dobro/bedro anagram
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Speaking of the sedina v borodu, bes v rebro proverb:

boroda + rebro = dobro + arbor + e = bedro + arbor + o

boroda - beard
rebro - rib
dobro - good (as opposed to evil, zlo)
arbor - tree (Lat.)
bedro - hip

Alexey Sklyarenko

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