Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0006293, Sun, 6 Jan 2002 11:10:56 -0800

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Cooking Applesauce (fwd)
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From: Phillip Iannarelli <iann88us@yahoo.com>

In VN's l939 story "Lik," originally written in
Russian, the bully Koldunov yells at Lik,"I'll show
you talent! I'll show you such talent that you'll
start cooking applesauce in your pants!" What does
"cooking applesauce in your pants" mean in Russian?
Something else? Is that a common Russian expression.
It certainly is an odd one.

Phillip Iannarelli

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