Among rare exotic animals, perhaps,it is the Mexican jerboa that causes the most questions. How does he look, where he lives, what he eats, and most importantly - why do they speak about the fur of this unprecedented beast with enthusiastic aspiration, then with frank sarcasm? Latin America in general and Mexico in particular are really full of all kinds of animals that are not found on other continents. But the search for a mysterious tushkan may not be crowned with success.
What is known Mexican jerboa?
According to the surviving documentary evidence,the main advantage of this animal is an elegant soft fur, from which ladies' stoles, boas, maybe even fur coats are made. A man who is at least familiar with zoology will certainly experience a legitimate surprise. Jerboa are small mice-like rodents, is it possible to collect a sufficient number of skins for a fur coat? Technically, it is possible, the length of the carcass of the largest jerboa reaches 26 centimeters. After sewing the fur coats from the squirrels of squirrels or chinchillas.
On the other hand, as flywatches are notfur-bearing game animals, and jerboa happily avoided the fate of sables and arctic foxes. There remains a legitimate question, why does everyone have this wonderful fur on their lips? Mexican jerboa, alas, the animal is fictional, and we owe this miracle of nature to Ilf and Petrov. Their immortal work "Twelve Chairs" gave us a huge number of winged phrases. Expert evaluation of valuable furs from the recognized maestro Ostap Bender stepped into the people.
Defile in furs from Ellochka Carnivores
The wife of engineer Shchukin received from the authorsthe nickname "ogre" is not at all due to some terrible sins. Compared with the savages of the tribe Mumbo-Yumbo, whose vocabulary is about three hundred words, Ellochka managed only three dozen. A special emphasis is placed on "horror", "darkness", "kr-r-r-r-rsota" and "ho-ho". It would seem, where is the Mexican jerboa?
Among all sorts of hobbies Ellochka leadingThe position was occupied by the battle with the daughter of American billionaire Vanderbild. On the altar of the struggle was laid the entire small salary of the spouse, and it was to wipe the nose of the arrogant Vanderbildihe, two chairs were purchased from the headset, which was hunted by Comrade Bender. But a luxurious wardrobe, designed to outweigh the pathetic silk and diamonds of an American woman, was built from a cross-dressed jacket, dresses decorated with dog skins, as well as a chinchilla palatine, which became a "Russian hare, killed in the Tula province". This little chinchilla Ellochka called the "Mexican tuskan". However, Ostap immediately made a correction, awarding the hare title of the Shanghai leopard, than finally knocked down the impressionable Cannibal.
Unique fur on the shelves
To put dust in your eyes and sell cheap furat the price of expensive, you do not need to be the hero of a satirical novel. In fact, this happens often enough, and the lucky owner of a fur coat does not know who it was when it was new - an elite sable or a simple proletarian muskrat. Approximately the same situation with leather jackets. Modern technology allows not only to limit the glass for a diamond, but also to give out leatherette for the skin of a young goat. So, on the counter appears Shanghai leopard, Mexican tuskan, "skin of young dermatina" and other unique products. Cheap fur is painted, plucked, trimmed and even curled to give it the necessary texture. Artificial fur can also suddenly turn out to be so "natural" that it is easy to take for the skin of an unknown animal.
Where can I find Mexican tuscany?
Riot of exotics in fur rows began in "dashingnineties, "when the wild capitalist rampant demanded that money be extracted from everything. Truly Bender combinations allowed to give a hat from Tuzik near Moscow, at an evil time caught by zhivodyoryam, for the elite hide of a Canadian wolf. If the price allowed, it was no longer important what kind of fur went to the fur coat - the Mexican jerboa or the rabbit at the last gasp.
Now we can hope that titled interiors,selling furs, sell you exactly what is on the price tag, and this is really a silver mink or still a less expensive beast. Breeders of rabbits have rendered great service to furriers, and the rabbit fur of the breed "chinchilla" really looks very much like the color and appearance on the chinchilla skin. Rabbit can fake if not everything, then almost everything: llama, chinchilla, fox, sable. On what will suffice the audacity of the seller. The highest risk is to purchase tushkana - the market. Cheap natural fur coat is almost one hundred percent jerboa, because natural furs, alas, are not cheap.
Winged phraseology
Despite the fact that any Shanghai(Mexican) tuskan refers to furs, this phrase very quickly broke the frame and is now applied to anything. Mexican, Brazilian and other tushkans are called mongrel dogs and cats, which the owners are trying to give out for some unknown elite breed. This mocking title, which is appropriated to anything, if the owner has the intention to give out cheap for expensive and elite. Especially if it's not very good at it.
Mexican jerboa and his relatives
The closest relatives of this exotic animal -"Young dermatine", from whose skin are sewn cheap handbags, jackets, jackets and all kinds of shoes. In fact, leatherette can be so high-quality that it will last much longer than the natural skin of a bad dressing, but that's the details - very few of the buyers understand this well. The result is Mexican tuskan, bought at exorbitant prices. You can easily upload photos to the Internet with a note: "Be careful, scammers."
If we consider the nearestrelatives of jerboa, like fur trade animals, the closest thing will be the same folk rabbit, wild hare or a more expensive squirrel. There is nothing wrong with a budget coat, rabbit fur is also soft and warm enough, but wear resistance is less, and it should cost relatively inexpensively.
The appropriateness of the use of phraseology
Like other similar expressions, idiom proMexican jerboa can be used in literary text, colloquially. Journalists writing on topical issues of the day often use various metaphors, comparisons and phraseological features. At the same time, it is better to refrain from demonstrating your extensive vocabulary in business speech and official letters. In addition, despite the huge popularity of the novel “The Twelve Chairs”, not everyone knows the source and meaning of the phrase, this can lead to misunderstandings. If it is necessary to avoid ambiguity and embarrassing situations, refrain from wit.
