City in Belarus (Mogilev province), which is written that way in Belarusian but should be spelt with an o in Russian. For some reason this city, as Uryupinsk (Урюпинск), is immensely popular with internet users, most of whom have probably never been nor will ever be there. It can be found in following sentences: В Бабруйск, жывотное!, ф Бабруйск, жывотнайе.
• Two books are usually cited as the source of Bobruysk’s fame: one excerpt from Ilf and Petrov’s Золотой Телёнок:
«— Нашли дураков! — Визгливо кричал Паниковский. — Вы мне дайте Среднерусскую возвышенность, тогда я подпишу конвенцию.
— Как? Всю возвышенность? — заявил Балаганов. — А не дать ли тебе еще Мелитополь впридачу? Или Бобруйск?
При слове «Бобруйск» собрание болезненно застонало. Все соглашались ехать в Бобруйск хоть сейчас. Бобруйск считался прекрасным, высококультурным местом.»
— You must take me for a fool! — shrieked Panikovsky. — Give me the Central Russian Upland, and then I’ll sign the convention.
— What? The whole upland? — declared Balaganov. — Why don’t I throw in Melitopol while we’re at it? Or Bobruisk?
At the word “Bobruisk,” the assembly groaned painfully. Everyone was ready to go to Bobruisk right away. Bobruisk was considered a wonderful, highly cultured place.
or Vladimir Sorokin’s Дорожное происшествие:
«Ведь ты же русский? Ты родился в России? Ты ходил в среднюю школу? Ты служил в армии? Ты учился в техникуме? Ты работал на заводе? Ты ездил в Бобруйск? Ездил в Бобруйск? В Бобруйск ездил? Ездил, а? Ты в Бобруйск ездил, а? Ездил? Чего молчишь? В Бобруйск ездил? А? Чего косишь? А? Заело, да? Ездил в Бобруйск? Ты, хуй? В Бобруйск ездил? Ездил, падло? Ездил, гад? Ездил, падло? Ездил, бля?»
You’re Russian, aren’t you? Were you born in Russia? Did you go to high school? Did you serve in the army? Did you go to technical school? Did you work in a factory? Have you been to Bobruisk? Been to Bobruisk? To Bobruisk? Have you? Been to Bobruisk, huh? Have you? Why are you silent? Been to Bobruisk? Huh? Why are you looking away? Huh? Got something stuck in your throat? Been to Bobruisk? You prick? Been to Bobruisk? Huh, you bastard? Been there, you scum? Been there, you swine? Huh, you motherfucker?
