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szkotja2007   
20 Nov 2009
UK, Ireland / English tossers give Brits a bad name in Poland [139]

Two English men have been fined 600 zl by a court in Poland for pigeon tossing. The pigeons fell to the ground breaking their wings.

uk.news.yahoo/21/20091118/tod-pair-convicted-of-pigeon-tossing-c62ac3d.html

Tossers

Just another story about tourists who think they can behave like idiots in Poland.
Good to see they were convicted.
szkotja2007   
18 Nov 2009
Language / Polish language and Gaelic language. [5]

I actually met a girl who was a Polish student at Krakow University ( Jagieollian ) who wanted to study Scots Gaelic as she saw it as one of the few remaning ancient languages.

Here is a powerful song that sums up the story of Gaelic.
szkotja2007   
17 Nov 2009
History / Valenza. "It is to fools we owe the minors joys of life" [14]

ConstantineK

Were you taught English by a 17th century metaphysical poet ??

tomorrow will be subvented from its hummock and its end will be embittered still more by the knowing that all these misfortunes were inficted by their own blind hands!

Look up the meaning of the word verbose.
szkotja2007   
11 Nov 2009
Food / Condensed Milk [13]

millionaire's shortbread

I find this is too sweet for me, which is a bit weird since I love tablet which is essentially just sugar.
Tattie scones in the freezer ? You must be saving them for something special - if I was living in Pl they would be gone by now.

( BTW - Ireland won the Shinty/hurling - close game tho )
szkotja2007   
11 Nov 2009
Food / Condensed Milk [13]

Keep some tablet for me !
szkotja2007   
9 Nov 2009
History / 9th November 1989: And the wall came tumbling down [113]

others....?

It was the border guards who decided to let people through.

There was confusion at the 4 am TV announcement. Nobody had instructed the guards so they had to make the decision themselves.
szkotja2007   
8 Nov 2009
News / JEW YOUTH SHOULD CLEAN UP THEIR ACT IN POLAND [420]

Lehi (aka "Stern gang" by the british) who had some of it's people trying to make a deal with the nazis,

The split within the Irgun happened in July 1940. By that time the Irgun were already planning to collaborate with Hitlers ally Mussolini against the Allies.

Who is considered the "official" Irgun at this time is immiterial - the fact is that a significant amount of Zionists were willing to collaborate with the Nazis.
szkotja2007   
8 Nov 2009
News / JEW YOUTH SHOULD CLEAN UP THEIR ACT IN POLAND [420]

Good Afternoon M-G,

biggest group to suffer in Auschwitz.

Indeed, but yehudi suggests that they were the only ones who did

Any other groups killed there just for being born?

, when he is aware that there were other groups.

This is the point of my posts in this thread.
There were many groups who died in the Holocaust and the Israelis actions suggests they are trying to claim this event as their own.

Yehudis posts evidence this.

As for Irgun supporting the Nazis ? I just throw this into any Zionist thread as it gets them going or they ignore it as they have no answer to it.

Tien, tien.
szkotja2007   
8 Nov 2009
News / JEW YOUTH SHOULD CLEAN UP THEIR ACT IN POLAND [420]

Any other nationality perish at Oswieciem ?

Any other groups feel the need to drape themselves in a flag or just the Israelis ?

No ?
Just the Israelis..Ok.
szkotja2007   
31 Oct 2009
News / Clamping down on Internet gambling in Poland? [11]

Online Poker has exploded in popularity over tha last couple of years - how come I only ever meet people who claim to be winning large amounts ?

Online share dealing can turn anyone into a day trader, Poker seems to be better regulated than the London Stock Exchange :-)
szkotja2007   
31 Oct 2009
Food / Horsemeat, anyone? [62]

Jack in the Box

They have a Chorizo Burrito on their Breakfast menu - gross !
Scrambled eggs, crumbled Chorizo sausage, hash brown sticks and Cheddar cheese sauce wrapped in a warm flour tortilla and served with a side of Fire Roasted Salsa
szkotja2007   
31 Oct 2009
UK, Ireland / To Brits only trout are not coarse? [18]

In the North of Scotland we dont get

bream, tench, carp, crucean, roach, bleak,

we do get
Freshwater -
Salmon, Pike, Artic Char, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Sea Trout which are all common freshwater fish and are edible although I wouldnt eat Pike.

Catch and release is up to the fisherman and is really just common sense.

Saltwater -
Sea Fishing from the shore, common fish are Cod, Mackeral, Dogfish, Pollack, Coalfish, Conger Eel, Ling, Dogfish and all sorts of flatfish and flounders.

You can eat them all but I would give the Eels a miss.

We are a bit spoilt for choice and generally turn our noses up at farmed fish and would have to be really hungry to eat bottom feeders like catfish, carp etc
szkotja2007   
30 Oct 2009
Food / Horsemeat, anyone? [62]

For me taking a powerful rifle with scope out in the hills isn't hunting - its shooting.
There is stalking but when a defenceless animal is shot you can't really call that hunting - there is nothing noble in it.
(That statement is a bit mixed up but you will know what I mean ).

Killing an animal, gutting it, butchering it, I find gives people respect for the animal and respect for the meat you get from it.

There is no excuse to kill wildlife ( apart from maybe seals - dont ask, I dont like them ).

I remember some lowland fanny tried to have a foxhunt with hounds in the Highlands some years ago. Ended with the organisers looking down the wrong end of a 12 bore - didn't happen again :-)
szkotja2007   
30 Oct 2009
Food / Horsemeat, anyone? [62]

Had some in France. Bit more of a "game" flavour than beef.
Same as any meat, cook slowly in a casserole and its fine.

Just out of curiosity - anyone on the board killed an animal, gutted it, cooked it and then eaten it ? If so, how frequently.
szkotja2007   
26 Oct 2009
UK, Ireland / What is the best period to go to work in the UK? [18]

The best time to look for a job would be in the summer. If you get a seasonal job in a hotel you may also get staff accommodation too.

Best to contact a hotel well in advance. You can find a list of hotels in Scotland.