One day Holmes and Watson are flying a dirigible balloon. It is foggy around, they have lost their way. Suddenly they see - a shepherd is grazing sheep below. The men are very glad and shout:
- The dear, tell us, please, where we are now?
- You are in the dirigible balloon.
- I understand... - Holmes says. - We are flying over Russia.
- But why? - Watson is surprised.
- It’s elementary, Buddy! Only a programmer could give such an exact and useless answer at the same time. And only in Russia programmers can look after sheep.
n. Spontaneous disintegration of atomic nuclei, with the emission of usu. Penetrating radiation or particles.
RAPPROCHEMENT
n. Resumption of harmonious relations, esp. Between states. [french: related to *approach]
RASPBERRYCANE
n. Raspberry plant.
REINCARNATION
n. Rebirth of a soul in a new body. reincarnate v. (-ting). Reincarnate adj.
REINFORCEMENT
n. - reinforcing or being reinforced.
- thing that reinforces.
- (in pl.) Reinforcing personnel or equipment etc.
RENATIONALIZE
v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing) nationalize again (an originally nationalized and more recently privatized industry etc.). renationalization n.
REPREHENSIBLE
adj. Blameworthy.
RETROSPECTION
n. Looking back into the past.
RETROSPECTIVE
—adj. - looking back on or dealing with the past.
- (of a statute etc.) Applying to the past as well as the future. —n. Exhibition, recital, etc. Showing an artist's development over his or her lifetime. retrospectively adv.
REVOLUTIONARY
—adj. - involving great and often violent change.
- of or causing political revolution. —n. (pl. -ies) instigator or supporter of political revolution.
