livius drusus
02-17-2005, 05:14 PM
Love Is In the Air (http://www.mosnews.com/feature/2005/02/14/love.shtml)
But this year, even those couples who want to go official, cannot tie the knot, because Monday is the day off for all Zags (or civilian registrar offices.) “Who is this Valentine, the president? I’m not going to open Zags for him! Our work is regulated by the government, not Valentine. On Monday you are supposed to think about the coming work week, not about getting married! We make exceptions only to register a marriage in prison,” said a Zags employee to Novye Izvestiya newspaper.
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But this year, even those couples who want to go official, cannot tie the knot, because Monday is the day off for all Zags (or civilian registrar offices.) “Who is this Valentine, the president? I’m not going to open Zags for him! Our work is regulated by the government, not Valentine. On Monday you are supposed to think about the coming work week, not about getting married! We make exceptions only to register a marriage in prison,” said a Zags employee to Novye Izvestiya newspaper.
:giggle: