IWD

[Anton Shepelev]

Congratulations with the International Women's Day:

https://freeshell.de/~antonius/file_host/05-CrazyLittleThingCalledLove.flac

Above is my recording of a colleague performing /Crazy
Little Thing/ that I made in an empty theatrical hall of a
local museum, which can be heard. This a true stereo
recording, made with an AB pair of Nady CM-100
omnidirectional microphones. The resulting stereo phonogram
has not been edited, modified, or enhanced in any way.

I also have some bonus treats: one is an early TV
performance of the Bravo band with the great Jeanne
Aguzarova as lead singer:

In those days, Bravo recorded plain old rock'n'roll, twist
and raggae (and still do, to my knowledge). Jeanne,
however, soon left Bravo to pursue a solo career, but her
work eventually degraded into something cacophonous and
meaningless.

The other bonus is a song by the most feminine Soviet and
Russian group, The Kolibiri -- an all-women group competing
in a male-dominated niche without even a manager.

/He don't need an American Wife/. They wrote it when the
husband left one of the members with a parting note saying:
"I don't need an American wife," alluding to her independent
lifestyle.

[HVS]

Post by Anton Shepelev
https://freeshell.de/~antonius/file_host/05-CrazyLittleThingCall
edLove.flac

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Post by Anton Shepelev
The other bonus is a song by the most feminine Soviet and
Russian group, The Kolibiri -- an all-women group competing
in a male-dominated niche without even a manager.
http://youtu.be/xJRkowfoJYY
/He don't need an American Wife/. They wrote it when the
"I don't need an American wife," alluding to her independent
lifestyle.

Given the lyrics, did you mean "most feminist" rather than "most
feminine"?

[Anton Shepelev]

Post by HVS

Post by Anton Shepelev
/He don't need an American Wife/. They wrote it when
the husband left one of the members with a parting note
saying: "I don't need an American wife," alluding to her
independent lifestyle.

Given the lyrics, did you mean "most feminist" rather than
"most feminine"?

In spite of the holiday origin and of the specific song, I
did mean what I wrote (this time).

[jerryfriedman]

..

As far as I know, "Congratulations" isn't used for holidays. We
use it when we're happy for somebody about some individual thing
(or ironically). I might say, or expect to hear, "Happy
International Women's Day." Also "congratulations" doesn't go with
"with". I say "congratulations on [something]."

[Hibou]

..
As far as I know, "Congratulations" isn't used for holidays.  We
use it when we're happy for somebody about some individual thing
(or ironically).  I might say, or expect to hear, "Happy
International Women's Day."  Also "congratulations" doesn't go with
"with".  I say "congratulations on [something]."

Yes, 'congratulations' goes with a pleasing event or achievement -
"Congratulations on your 40th anniversary", 'happy' or some equivalent
with a festival or celebration - "Happy birthday!" - "Merry Christmas!"

I'm sceptical about thing days, which are overdone to the point of
losing meaning. Like Tube trains, if you miss one, don't worry; the
rails are already rattling with the next one:

<https://www.un.org/en/observances/list-days-weeks>

And that's only international ones.

That said, it's interesting that yesterday the French sealed the right
to abortion into their constitution. Macron spoke; Marianne for her part
kept, er... mum:

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/08/macron-abortion-rights-france-updates-constitution>

[Hibou]

..
As far as I know, "Congratulations" isn't used for holidays.  We
use it when we're happy for somebody about some individual thing
(or ironically).  I might say, or expect to hear, "Happy
International Women's Day."  Also "congratulations" doesn't go with
"with".  I say "congratulations on [something]."

Yes, 'congratulations' goes with a pleasing event or achievement -
"Congratulations on your 40th anniversary", 'happy' or some equivalent
with a festival or celebration - "Happy birthday!" - "Merry Christmas!"

I'm sceptical about thing days, which are overdone to the point of
losing meaning. Like Tube trains, if you miss one, don't worry; the
rails are already rattling with the next one:

<https://www.un.org/en/observances/list-days-weeks>

And that's only international ones.

That said, it's interesting that yesterday the French sealed the right
to abortion into their constitution. Macron spoke; Marianne for her part
kept, er... mum:

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/08/macron-abortion-rights-france-updates-constitution>

[Sam Plusnet]

Post by Hibou

..
As far as I know, "Congratulations" isn't used for holidays.  We
use it when we're happy for somebody about some individual thing
(or ironically).  I might say, or expect to hear, "Happy
International Women's Day."  Also "congratulations" doesn't go with
"with".  I say "congratulations on [something]."

Yes, 'congratulations' goes with a pleasing event or achievement -
"Congratulations on your 40th anniversary", 'happy' or some equivalent
with a festival or celebration - "Happy birthday!" - "Merry Christmas!"

It's a tricky area.
I wouldn't "congratulate" someone on their birthday, since that isn't
really something they have achieved (there is a point where surviving to
yet another birthday _is_ an achievement, but that's a more complicated
issue).
A wedding anniversary can be worthy of congratulations since divorce
seems a common option these days.

[Anton Shepelev]

Post by jerryfriedman
As far as I know, "Congratulations" isn't used for
holidays. We use it when we're happy for somebody about
some individual thing (or ironically). I might say, or
expect to hear, "Happy International Women's Day." Also
"congratulations" doesn't go with "with". I say
"congratulations on [something]."

So I made a double mistake: with the noun and the
preposition, because this is how we say it in Russian. We
do /congratulate/ people /with/ their birthdays and relevant
holidays, so that, for example, one may congratulate one's
fellow programmers on the 128th day of the year. The
standard translation of `congratulate' into Russian is
`pozadravlyat' -- a verb meaning to wish good health, and by
extension to express any good wishes on a proper occasion,
be that an event, achievement, or professional holiday.

P.S.: Congratulations on switching to RockSolid Light,
Jerry.

[Qruqs]

Post by jerryfriedman
Also "congratulations" doesn't go with
"with". I say "congratulations on [something]."

Where I come from we say (translated to English) "Congratulations on"
your birthday, for example. But we also say "Congratulations to" your
diploma/exam/whatever, i.e. if it refers to a distinct thing.