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Re: Shambolic: The shambolic nature of the Russian war effort undoubtedly helps

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by: Ken Blake - Mon, 24 Oct 2022 02:06 UTC

On Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:24:42 -0800, Snidely wrote:

>>> The metaphor arose from someone saying that a battlefield was a shambles,
>>> which means, literally and not figuratively, a bloody mess.
>>>
>>> From there it soon became figurative.
>>
>> "Shambles" is an archaic Br.E term for a butcher's slaughterhouse
>> where livestock were killed.
>
> Hmmm, I wonder where I've heard that before.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/15/my-son-has-died-russia-mourns-loss-of-first-drafted-soldiers-in-ukraine
"The pro-government Telegram channel Mash reported on Friday that the
internet censors were now investigating the pro-war bloggers and reporters
who have criticised Russia's shambolic mobilisation."

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shambolic
Chiefly British: obviously disorganized or confused

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Re: Shambolic: The shambolic nature of the Russian war effort undoubtedly help	Ken Blake

It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations.

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