Sad but True

• What is optimism?

It is when the crosses in cemeteries are perceived as pluses *a random comment by a Russian intellectual on a TV programme*

• "сильно побитые об детей ремни" meaning "severely torn belts from beating kids" *comment by a Russian host on a home solutions programme while arranging belts and other small items, he laughed after it so I guess it was a joke.*

N.B. I will keep updating this post as more "sad but true" phrases come by.