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Polonius3   
14 Mar 2009
Genealogy / Kastel-Zypman-Gimpel from Zamosc and Lublin [4]

These seem to be Jewish surnames. There are less than 100 Gimpels in Poland but none in the Zamość or Lublin areas. There is a single person named Kastell (with 2 Ls), but no-one using the Zypman spelling. Could it have been Schiffman/Szyfman?
Polonius3   
14 Mar 2009
History / Anger over Bielski detachment film [5]

Long live Berman, Fejgin, Romkowski, Brystygier, Wolińska, Różański, Michnik, Morel and the many other "chosen ones"!
Polonius3   
14 Mar 2009
News / Most important invention made in Poland [53]

-- Petroleum indsutry: Ignacy £ukasiewicz developed first oil well and paraffin-oil lamp in Poland's Krosno area.
-- Reverse Polish notation: the principle at the basis of the pocket calculator.
-- Cracking the enigma code saved countless Allied lives in WW2 (3 Polish mathematicians).
Polonius3   
12 Mar 2009
Genealogy / does the name Smaicovski exist? [5]

There was 1 person named Szmakowska (feminine of Szmakowski) living in the Radom area during the last census. Other than that, nothing similar to what you wrote can be found.
Polonius3   
12 Mar 2009
Genealogy / Szczerbacki surname history or town name shidlofchar/shydloviet (Szydłowiec?) [4]

Szczerbacki from szczerba (gap, crevice, rfit) could have arisen as a nickname for a gap-toothed individual or someone hailing from such localities as Szczerbaków, Szczerbice or Szczerbowo (Gapton, Gapbury, Gapville). There are several places in Poland called Szydłowiec (Awlshire, Awlville) -- a szydło is an awl.
Polonius3   
8 Mar 2009
Love / ARE ARABESKI LOOKED DOWN UPON? [23]

Polish girls that go with Arabs are called "arabeski" and I heard they are looked down upon by average Poles. Is that true? If so, is it widespread and is it connected to Muslim terrorism, swarthy complexion or what?
Polonius3   
8 Mar 2009
Food / GOŁĄBKI CASSEROLE? [3]

On a few occasions I have been served a kind of gołąbki casserole in whcih the cabbage is chopped and the whole thing (cabbage, rice, mince, tomato sauce, etc.) is baked in the oven. Theoretically it should taste the same, but somehow it's not. Any comments?
Polonius3   
8 Mar 2009
Life / MEN'S DAY and FEMALE CHAUVINIST SWINE? Situation in Poland. [46]

This, of course, was meant as a provocative joke...a spoof on what some man-hating femifascists would like to reduce the male half of the population to.... Incidentally, PAP reported a counter-demo outside the Sejm (parliament) by the patriotic youth group All-Poland Youth who waved placards saying "Feminism is the opposite of femininity" and (regarding feminists) "EACH IS DIFFERENT, ALL ARE UGLY!"
Polonius3   
8 Mar 2009
Life / MEN'S DAY and FEMALE CHAUVINIST SWINE? Situation in Poland. [46]

No pubs, footie or hanging out ...only scrubbing floors on hands and knees, washing, ironing, changing odiferous nappies and cooking meals for the menfolk, whilst the ladies gloat, watch their soaps, read women's rags and munch chocolates...

Meanwhile the feminazis, as some call them, have taken to the streets of Poland as reported by PAP, chanting their typical leftie claptrap -- abortions on demand, free contraceptives, taxpayersshould foot the bill for test-tube babies (in vitro), parity in government and parliament as well as anti-religous rantings such as "kobeity chcą zrdowia nie zdrowasiek!"
Polonius3   
8 Mar 2009
Life / MEN'S DAY and FEMALE CHAUVINIST SWINE? Situation in Poland. [46]

Men's Day, the feast of the 40 Martyrs, is marked on 10th March, but why is there no big fuss about it? Women have it too good all year round as it is -- compliments, flowers, jewellery, gifts, hand-kissing, Valentine's sweets, door-opening, cigarette-lighting, drink-standing and numerous other gestures of love, respect and deference. And then they go and set up a special holiday for themselves the FEMALE CHAUVINIST SWINE!.
Polonius3   
8 Mar 2009
Language / Polish Nouns ending in 'um' [10]

Also: rum - rum, sum -sheathfish, bum - boom, szum - rustling, buzzing sound, chrum - grunt made by a pig
Polonius3   
8 Mar 2009
Language / "do siego roku" - Mysli czlowieka poczciwego [4]

This is probably an urban legend about a woman named Dosia (short for Dorota) who was so happy and successful that people would wish each other "dosiego roku" (a Dorothy-like year).
Polonius3   
7 Mar 2009
USA, Canada / Hamtramck, Michigan, USA [41]

Hamtramck has largely lost its Polish flavour. Last time I was through a few months ago there were still a couple of Polish restarants and shops, Pączki Day is a big deal once a year, but the general ambience is that of a blighting American inner-city neighbourhood with plenty of dollar stores, Yemeni women in long black frocks and a few funky bars.

TV cameramen covering Pączki Day artificially created a Polish atmospehre with close-ups of a sign with Poland Street on it and the Dom Związkowy neon.
Polonius3   
1 Mar 2009
Food / a question about włoszczyzna [19]

Celeriac (seler) is available at Polish Market in Troy, MI (a Detroit) suburb, and I'm sure in other Polish supermarkets, delis and groceries elsewhere in the USA -- surely in Chicagoland and NYC area.
Polonius3   
28 Feb 2009
Life / Confirmation / Bierzmowanie - tradition in Poland [9]

I believe in Poland children make their First Holy Communion at age 9 and are confirmed at around 12-13. The Sacrament of Confirmation is meant to confrim them in their faith.
Polonius3   
25 Feb 2009
Genealogy / MEANING OF PIAŚCIK, BUKOWSKI, & KRZYKALSKI [NEW]

Piast was the name of Poland's founding dynasty. The term Piast was used to mean an ly native Polish candidate to the throne as opposed to a foreigner.

Piaścik is the diminutive form which possibly meant princeling. Or a toponymic nickname for someone from Piastów or Piastowo.
There are probbaly more nobles with -ski ending surnames, but that does not mean that all -skis were well-born. Often it was a simple toponymic, ie Piastowski (from Piastów), Sokołowski (from Sokłów), etc. with no class implications.

Bukowski is a case in point. Buk is a beech-tree so Bukowo or Buków would be translatable as Beechville, Beechton, Beechshire, Beechwood, etc. and Bukowski would be a toponymic nickname for a local inhabitant thereof.

Krzykalski is from krzyk (shout, scream, cry) -- the perfect nickname for someone wont to get into arguments, raise a fuss, engage in shouting matches, etc. Or a toponymic nickname for someone from Krzykały (Screamton, Rumpusville, Shoutburg).
Polonius3   
20 Feb 2009
Genealogy / looking for cytacki [13]

Comes from cytak (also cejtak), a 2-year-old lamb. Originally from German Zeitig (of livestock sexually mature).
Polonius3   
20 Feb 2009
Genealogy / Poris, any info on this surname? [11]

Probably it was originally Porys (dialectic for Parys = Paryż = Paris), as 25 people in Poland sign themselves that way. There is only one person now using the Poris spelling.
Polonius3   
20 Feb 2009
Genealogy / Kintop surname [8]

There are 88 Kintops residing in Poland, 26 of them in Greater Warsaw and vicinity. Its original form was probably Kinntopf combining German/Yiddish Kinn (chin) with Topf (cookpot).
Polonius3   
17 Feb 2009
Genealogy / last name cieryt [9]

Cieryt possibly from ciert (peasant dialectic for czart /devil/) or toponymic from Cierchy i Świętokrzyskie Mt area

Czyrytowski -- from onomatopoeic czyrytać (to chirp): czyryt-czyryt = chirp-chirp
Polonius3   
13 Feb 2009
Genealogy / Trzaska Coat of Arms [16]

The legend suerroudbnign the emegrence of the Trzaska coat of arms traces back to one of the many battles waged by Poland’s by King Boleslaw the Brave (992-1025). When an enemy rushed towards the King with drawn sword, a knight named Trzaska (which incidentally means splinter) shielded the king and struck at the attacker’s neck with such force that his sword shattered almost at the hilt. The King, quickly gave Trzaska his own sword and with it the knight hacked away at the enemy until surrounded by a circle thick with bodies. Finally that sword also broke from overuse. As a reward for his courage and fidelity, the king granted him a coat of arms and named it after him. The c-o-a depicts the two upward-pointing sword hilts separated by a golden crescent on a blue shield.
Polonius3   
13 Feb 2009
Love / A friends wedding - help with Polish salutation [6]

ALL THE BEST TO THE BRIDE & GROOM!

WISHING OUR NEWLY-WEDS HAPPINESS!

Kasieńko i Janku -- kochajcie się i żyjcie nam sto lat!

Kathy and Johnny -- may you love and live a hundred years!
Polonius3   
13 Feb 2009
Life / polish classic rock bands?? [9]

Thread attached on merging:
FAVOURITE POLISH ROCK/POP ACTS?

This is a request for advice to the Poles on the PF and non-Poles who are into Polish pop/rock from someone who doesn't care two hoots in a rain barrel for rap-crap, rock-shlock, techno-gunk, disco-porno or any of the rest. But he is occasionally asked about favourite POLISH groups in today's Poland. Anyone in the know is kindly requested to add their two cents worth in the following catgeories:

-- pop
-- rock
-- rock'n'roll
-- heavy metal
-- hard rock
-- hiphop
-- techno
-- reggae
-- gothic(?)
-- folk
-- others.............